What is CA 125 Test? What does this test indicate? What should your CA 125 levels be? What causes the levels to go up? Everything around this, that you should know, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
Q1. What is CA 125 test?
It is the test which measures the amount of protein CA125 i.e. cancer antigen 125 in your blood.
Q2. What is the normal range for CA 125?
Reference range of CA 125 is 0 – 35 units/ml.
Q3. Why CA 125 blood test was done?
Proteins are produced in the cells and can be found in blood.
CA 125 test may be used to monitor certain cancers during and after treatment. In some cases CA 125 test may be used to look for early signs of ovarian cancer in the women with a high risk of the disease.
Q4. What causes CA 125 to go up?
Non-cancerous conditions also elevate the CA 125 value such as inflammatory conditions of the abdomen i.e.
-diverticulitis,
-peritonitis,
-pelvic inflammatory diseases,
-pancreatitis,
-liver diseases,
-recent surgery or fibroids.
Q5. What happen if CA 125 is high?
If CA 125 is higher than normal, you may have a benign condition or the test result could mean that you have:
– ovarian,
-endometrial,
– peritoneal, or
– fallopian tube cancer.
Q6. What type of cancer does CA 125 detect?
– Ovarian cancer
– Endometrial cancer
– Fallopian tube cancer
– Pancreatic cancer
– Stomach cancer
– Esophageal cancer
– Colon cancer
– Liver cancer.
For more information, you can visit Target Ovarian Cancer and CTCA.
