Causes of low ferritin as a tumor marker

Low ferritin may indicate a variety of conditions, such as nutritional deficiency, chronic diseases, and other factors.

1. Nutritional deficiency When iron

deficiency is caused by insufficient iron intake, absorption disorders, or long-term chronic blood loss, it will cause ferritin to decrease. Iron is an important component of synthetic ferritin, and iron deficiency will directly affect ferritin synthesis.

2. Chronic diseases

Some chronic diseases, such as chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, etc., may affect iron metabolism and ferritin synthesis, resulting in low levels.

3. Other factors

Long-term excessive exercise, pregnancy and other special physiological conditions may also cause ferritin to be low.

Comprehensive evaluation and analysis are needed. First, careful medical history, including diet, chronic disease history, special physiological conditions, etc., should be asked to help find possible causes.