CancerCompass message board discussion started by Robin5 on 6/22/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,25315,0.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ yes, what is a good cea count? Robin5 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT For a non-smoking male, a normal CEA level is 0 - 2.5.For a non-smoking female, a normal CEA level is 0 - 5. However, you can have a "normal" CEA level and still have colon cancer.For some people CEA is a good indicator of what is happening with their colon cancer.  For others it is not. Jack mrready Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sometimes, the CEA count can remain elevated for a while after surgery.  I just had surgery a month ago and my CEA levels last week were a little over 3, which isn't too elevated, but some. I was told this was normal for now & it should go down in the next month or so.  My Dr. said if I actually had a new tumor growing back, that it would be much higher than that.Lisa lisaann Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT