What is the reason for carbohydrate antigen 199

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My grandfather's carbohydrate antigen 199, the doctor said, is on the high side. He also said that it is an important indicator of cancer. My family has been paying close attention to it. Then I went to learn a lot about what carbohydrate antigen 199 is and shared it with you.

What is the reason for carbohydrate antigen 199

First, carbohydrate antigen 199 is one of the tumor markers, CA199, which is a relatively specific marker of pancreatic cancer. If it is significantly increased, it indicates the possibility of pancreatic cancer. However, because the specificity is not 100%, the diagnosis should also be combined with other relevant auxiliary tests, especially when it is slightly increased.

Second, carbohydrate antigen 199 is a kind of tumor marker, which exists in the blood and is a test method for early diagnosis of tumor. The increase of this marker indicates the possibility of digestive system tumor, and the most sensitive is pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma.

Third: finally, carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA199) is a glycoprotein. It exists in small amount in adult pancreas, gallbladder and other parts. When suffering from pancreatic cancer, hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal cancer, the level of CA19-9 in blood can be significantly increased. The positive rate of CA199 is 85% - 95% in pancreatic cancer, 85% in gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma.

matters needing attention

Carbohydrate antigen 199 has been understood. I would like to tell you that we should pay attention to: daily life management, diet hygiene, health, avoiding or reducing food with too much irritation to the stomach, removing infection focus (mouth, nose, throat) in the body, eating slowly, eating less fat, sweet, thick, greasy, food, drinking less and strong tea