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Tumor Marker Panel, Female

Common tumor markers ordered for women; not diagnostic alone.

6 tests explainedAlso printed as Female Cancer Marker Panel, Tumor Markers (Women), Cancer Screen Panel, Female

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The 6 tests in this panel

What each one measures and the range labs usually print for adults. Ranges differ a little between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against.

  • CA-125 (Cancer Antigen 125)

    A protein made by tissue lining the pelvis and belly. Doctors mainly use it to follow ovarian cancer, and many harmless conditions raise it too.

    Women
    0–35 U/mL

  • CA 15-3 (Cancer Antigen 15-3)

    A protein on breast and other gland cells. Doctors use it to follow breast cancer treatment, and many harmless conditions can raise it too.

    Adults
    0–30 U/mL

  • CA 27.29

    A protein from the same family as CA 15-3. Doctors use it to follow breast cancer treatment and recurrence, and harmless conditions can raise it too.

    Adults
    0–38.6 U/mL

  • CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen)

    A protein that some cancers release, mainly colorectal. It is used to follow people with cancer, not to screen healthy people.

    Adults
    0–3.8 ng/mL

  • AFP (Alpha-Fetoprotein)

    A protein made by a baby's liver before birth. Adults who aren't pregnant normally have very little. Doctors follow it in some liver and germ cell conditions.

    18+
    0–8.4 ng/mL
    Men, 18–30
    0–5.7 ng/mL
    Women, 18–30
    0–4.7 ng/mL
    Men, 31–50
    0–6.9 ng/mL

  • CA 19-9 (Cancer Antigen 19-9)

    A sugar-and-protein molecule that some digestive-system cancers release. Many harmless bile duct, liver and pancreas conditions raise it too.

    Adults
    0–35 U/mL

Labs can include one more test in this panel that we haven’t written up yet.