CEA
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| CEA | |
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| Term | CEA |
| Short definition | CEA - A substance found in the blood of people who have colon cancer, other cancers or diseases, or who smoke tobacco. CEA levels can help keep track of how well cancer treatments are working or if the cancer has come back. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
CEA - A substance found in the blood of people who have colon cancer, other cancers or diseases, or who smoke tobacco. CEA levels can help keep track of how well cancer treatments are working or if the cancer has come back. It's a kind of tumor marker. Also called carcinoembryonic antigen
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