What are the five tests for female tumors?


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The five tests for female tumors include carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), carbohydrate antigen 125, carbohydrate antigen 15 - 3 and carbohydrate antigen 19 - 9. CEA is a broad spectrum tumor marker, which may be elevated in a variety of malignant tumors, such as colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, etc. Although its specificity is not very high, it has certain reference value for tumor diagnosis, curative effect evaluation and recurrence monitoring. 2. Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) is mainly related to liver cancer and germ cell tumors. It is of great significance for the diagnosis of liver cancer, especially primary liver cancer. At the same time, it can also be used to monitor fetal development during pregnancy. 3. carbohydrate antigen 125 carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) is often significantly elevated in ovarian cancer patients and is one of the important markers of ovarian cancer. However, it may also be abnormal in other conditions such as endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease, which needs to be combined with clinical diagnosis. 4. Carbohydrate Antigen 15 - 3 Carbohydrate Antigen 15 - 3 CA15 - 3 is specific to breast cancer and is often used in the diagnosis and monitoring of breast cancer. Changes in its level can reflect treatment effects and disease progression. 5. Carbohydrate antigen 19 - 9 Carbohydrate antigen 19 - 9 (CA19 - 9) may be elevated in digestive system tumors such as pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma. It can be used as an auxiliary diagnostic indicator for these tumors, and it is also helpful to monitor the disease changes and evaluate the treatment effect. It should be noted that the elevation of these tumor markers does not necessarily mean that there is a tumor, and may be affected by many factors, such as inflammation and benign diseases. Therefore, when the five tumor examinations are abnormal, comprehensive analysis and judgment should be made in combination with clinical symptoms, signs, imaging examinations, etc., and further relevant examinations should be made if necessary to confirm the diagnosis.
At the same time, for high-risk groups of tumors, regular five-item tumor examination is helpful to detect tumors early and improve treatment effect and survival rate.