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    Jul 9, 2008, 07:02 AM
    What can be found in a blood test
    What can a blood test pick up can it pick anything serious up
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    Jul 9, 2008, 07:17 AM
    A blood test, ordered by your doctor, will alert him to possible conditions that might occur, such as prediabetes, and autoimmune diseases. However your doctor can order up a general blood test and unless he thinks there is something wrong in these areas, will order additional categories.
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    Jul 9, 2008, 07:30 AM
    Can it pick up cancer
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    Jul 9, 2008, 08:08 AM
    Some doctors order "cancer markers" or "tumor markers" to detect possible cancer activity in the body. If cancer is present, it will usually produce a specific protein in the blood, that can serve as a "marker" for the cancer. CA 15.3 is the name of a protein used to find breast and ovarian cancers. CA125 may signal ovarian and breast cancer recurrence. TRU-QUANT and CA 27.29 are other examples of proteins associated with breast cancer, which your doctor may test for. CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) is a marker for the presence of colon, lung, and liver cancers. This marker may be used to determine if cancer has spread to other areas of the body.
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