Cancer Markers You Should Know
Cancer doesn’t appear overnight.
Long before symptoms show, your body gives small signals.
These are the markers we track
not to create fear, but to catch trouble early.
Here are the most common ones:
🩸 1. AFP (Alpha-Fetoprotein)
Liver cancer, testicular cancer.
🩸 2. CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen)
Colon, pancreas and some lung cancers.
🩸 3. CA-125
Ovarian cancer.
🩸 4. CA 19-9
Pancreatic and bile duct cancers.
🩸 5. PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen)
Prostate cancer.
🩸 6. CA 15-3 / CA 27-29
Breast cancer.
🩸 7. β-hCG
Testicular cancer.
🩸 8. LDH
A general stress marker rises in many cancers and severe illnesses.
🩸 9. Thyroglobulin
Thyroid cancer recurrence.
🩸 10. B2-microglobulin
Multiple myeloma and some lymphomas. more
Long before symptoms show, your body gives small signals.
These are the markers we track
not to create fear, but to catch trouble early.
Here are the most common ones:
🩸 1. AFP (Alpha-Fetoprotein)
Liver cancer, testicular cancer.
🩸 2. CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen)
Colon, pancreas and some lung cancers.
🩸 3. CA-125
Ovarian cancer.
🩸 4. CA 19-9
Pancreatic and bile duct cancers.
🩸 5. PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen)
Prostate cancer.
🩸 6. CA 15-3 / CA 27-29
Breast cancer.
🩸 7. β-hCG
Testicular cancer.
🩸 8. LDH
A general stress marker rises in many cancers and severe illnesses.
🩸 9. Thyroglobulin
Thyroid cancer recurrence.
🩸 10. B2-microglobulin
Multiple myeloma and some lymphomas. more
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Cancer markers like PSA, CA-125, CA19-9, AFP, and CEA are supporting tests, not diagnostic tools. They can rise for many non-cancer reasons like infections, inflammation, or normal physiological changes. Routine screenings for healthy people should be age-appropriate tests (mammogram, pap smear, colon screening), not random cancer-marker blood tests. If someone has persistent symptoms such as weight loss, bleeding, lumps, or chronic fatigue, a doctor may use markers as part of a larger evaluation including imaging and clinical examination. In short: cancer markers are helpful tools for doctors, not early-warning tests for the general public — lifestyle, regular check-ups, and symptom awareness matter far more. more
Nov 26
I did not know about this. Not many people know, I guess. Very helpful indeed & this should be more circulayed to make people aware. more
Nov 23
