I got blood test results today for the CEA test, which is a tumor marker test. Serum from people with lung cancer, as well as a few other cancers, have higher levels of CEA than healthy individuals. What is important for me is that my CEA stays the same or, even better, drops, indicating the chemo is working.
I started with a 12.5 CEA, which is elevated, consistent with the lung cancer diagnosis. My CEA has now, after only two rounds of chemo, dropped to 7.7. As the oncologist nurse who called with the results said, "it is good news" and she congratulated me.
So the first objective test we have shows things are definitely moving in the right direction.
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