ovarian cancer

[noony1610]

CA 125 for indicating recurrence of ovarian cancer was 32 (normal 0 - 35 )
in th following up test after 3 months since last dose of chemotherapy (6 doses )
at stage 2
Is 32 mean increase risk of recurrence ????
please answer faster as you can
thank u very much

[nyc lady]

Doctors watch for a steady rise in numbers....32 might be "normal" for you....it's not the one test to worry about, it's a series of rising numbers.

[manneca]

It may depend on what your CA-125 prior to the cancer was. And CA-125 is not a good marker for some ovarian cancers.

So, if your CA-125 pre chemo was in the 1000s, then your current CA-125 is great. But you really should be asking your doctor about this.