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Lab Tests Discussions

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low hemoglobin
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hello...my mother has low hemoglobin of 81...any advice on how to raise it? thanks
005/06/08 Message Rating
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AFP levels
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recently I saw the doctor regarding discomfort in my left testicle. No lumps were present, and after telling him I had recently begun lifting weights, he told m...
004/20/08 Message Rating
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CA-125 RESULTS from 6330.5 dow...
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My father diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer 12 weeks ago started treatment combo of Tarceva and Gemc chemo and is on his 6th wk treatment.  He is ...
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ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTES 2.4 0.9...
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Hi I have terribly swollen gland, and was seen for some routine blood work to test for mono, and strep  The results for the mono and strep came back negati...
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Extremely elevated WBC 135,000...
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My mom has Stage IV breast cancer, with a mass on her rib in front of her lung.  She had 3 rounds of chemo, Taxol the first two weeks and then Taxol and Av...
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Blood Tests?
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My husband had a ct scan done four months ago that found several nodules on his lungs. The dr said this was fairly common but they wanted him to come back in fo...
109/07/07 Message Rating
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5-FU Metabolism - Key to Effec...
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We have developed a test to determine if cancer patients can metabolize 5-FU BEFORE it is adminstered.  Roughly 30% of patients cannot, leading to ICU stay...
008/15/07 Message Rating
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why are my tests and scans use...
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Hello, From a biopsy I have been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in the colon.  I had surgery to remove it and at that time it was found that 4 of 21 ...
107/21/07 Message Rating
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The Microvascularity Viability...
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A microvascular viability assay for anti-angiogenesis-related drugs<p>Angiogenesis is essential for the growth and metastasis (spread) of cancer. A growin...
107/02/07 Message Rating
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The EGFRx™ Assay
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A new laboratory test that identifies patients who benefit most from targeted cancer drugs was introduced at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clini...
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CEA tumor marker blood test
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My 28 year old niece had appendix cancer that never had shown a tumor marker in her blood work.  She had finished chemo the end of last year and just finis...
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Elevated Ca-125 at Age 30!
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Hello, I hope someone is out there...I had labs drawn which included an elevated CA-125 of 42.4 I know the range should be between 0-35....is this significantly...
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Pet Scan
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Well, my husbands PET scan came back and now it has spread to his spleen, his bones, his rib, his liver, and his adreanal gland cancer is growing. They are cha...
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Chemosensitivity Testing
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When a patient has an infection, doctors often send a sample of infected blood or tissue to a lab where they can grow the bacteria and see which antibiotics are...
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Chemosensitivity Testing
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When a patient has an infection, doctors often send a sample of infected blood or tissue to a lab where they can grow the bacteria and see which antibiotics are...
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Chemosensitivity Testing
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When a patient has an infection, doctors often send a sample of infected blood or tissue to a lab where they can grow the bacteria and see which antibiotics are...
310/13/04 Message Rating
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Accuracy of CA-125
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Could some of you veterans of ovarian cancer enlighten me about how accurate the CA-125 is? Will factors other than the return of cancer make the count go up? I...
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Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
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My mom was diagnosed with Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma last march. I am having a very difficult time finding information on this type of cancer. Her doctor tell...
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Sentinel Node Biopsy
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I had a sentinel node biopsy done and wondered if you need to avoid blood pressure and needle sticks in that arm. My doctor never mentioned the possiblity of a...
007/30/03 Message Rating
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CA-125 rising
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Hello, I had been diagnosed with stage 3-C ovarian cancer July '02. After a hysterectomy & 6 rounds of chemo, my cancer marker (CA-125) decreased from 285 to 39...
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Rising CEA levels during Chemo...
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I am a 43 year old women diagnosed with stage II colon cancer. My CEA level before surgery was 2.0 and the same after surgery. Since starting chemo (5-fu) my ...
311/20/02 Message Rating
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