What is a high cea level for colon cancer?

CEA is a type of protein in the body. Babies in the womb have high levels of it. After birth, levels drop way down. Healthy adults have a very low level, but some types of cancer can cause it to rise. Your doctor can use CEA as a “marker” to learn more about your cancer. read more

My cea level was 7000 in Feb. so I guess I win the highest count - damn after 12 rounds of chemo - once every two weeks - no surgery yet - my count is 1750. I am stage 4 - it's all over the liver and one tumor on the colon. read more

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is used as a tumor marker. An elevated or rising CEA level indicates cancer progression or recurrence. to learn about the meaning of different CEA blood ranges, the CEA test, and how to know what a healthy blood test range is for CEA. read more