A Comparitive Study of CA 15.3 Levels in Pre Treated Breast Cancer Patients and Controls
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide after carcinoma of cervix uteri. CA 15.3 is the chief tumor marker used in the diagnosis of severity of disease and progression from treatment. Study aimed to evaluate tumor marker CA 15.3 in pre-treated breast cancer patients and to compare it with controls. Materials and methods: the study included 50 breast cancer patients and 50 controls of the same age group and socioeconomic status. Results: CA 15.3 levels were found to be significantly higher in breast cancer patients as compared to controls and CA 15.3 levels significantly increased with increase in tumor grade and advancement of stage. Conclusions: CA 15.3 levels are significantly increased with advancement of stage and tumor grade indicating its great role in advancement of stage and as an indicator for the improvement from the out- come of treatment.
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Inderjit Singh, Jasmeet Singh, Rupinderjit Kaur, Raja P. S. Banipal
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