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癌胚抗原逐年升高该怎么办?问:我今年77岁,近3年来体检发现,癌胚抗原在逐年升高,但还都在正常范围之内。请问,癌胚抗原逐年升高是否提示患癌风险高?答:顾名思义,癌胚抗原(CEA)与肿瘤相关,起初是科学家在人的结肠癌组织中发现,后来经过研究发现,其不仅仅存在于消化系统肿瘤中,在乳腺恶性肿瘤、甲状腺髓样癌、肺癌中亦有升高。那么,CEA升高是否就意味着
What should I do if the carcinoembryonic antigen increases year by year? Q: I am 77 years old and have been found in the past three years in medical examination that the carcinoembryonic antigen is increasing year by year, but all are within the normal range. Does the CEA increase year by year suggest a high risk of cancer? A: As its name implies, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is associated with cancer. Originally, it was discovered by scientists in human colon cancer tissue. Later studies showed that it not only existed In the digestive system tumors, in breast cancer, medullary thyroid carcinoma, lung cancer also increased. So, whether CEA increase means