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tricia keegan · 11-05-2013, 05:04 PM

Tumour markers are not conclusive for everyone and even an infection or cold can cause them to rise, many Onc's don't do them for this reason as they can be unreliable so I wouldn't put all my trust in keeping these results. If your scans were clear and you have no symptoms I'd be feeling good about that so try not to worry!

11-05-2013, 05:04 PM	#3
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: Does anyone know much about reading blood results? Tumour markers are not conclusive for everyone and even an infection or cold can cause them to rise, many Onc's don't do them for this reason as they can be unreliable so I wouldn't put all my trust in keeping these results. If your scans were clear and you have no symptoms I'd be feeling good about that so try not to worry! __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!