Whether high carcinoembryonic antigen is serious or not needs to be analyzed specifically, if it is caused by benign diseases, such as colitis, pancreatitis, etc., it is usually not serious; if it is caused by malignant diseases, such as pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, etc., it is often more serious.
Carcinoembryonic antigen is a broad-spectrum tumor marker, which can be found in many kinds of tumor diseases, and is often used in the auxiliary diagnosis of malignant tumors, prognosis judgment, and monitoring recurrence. The normal value of carcinoembryonic antigen is <5ug/L, which may vary according to different testing machines.
1. Benign diseases: Carcinoembryonic antigen may be elevated in some benign diseases, such as colitis, pancreatitis, emphysema, heavy smokers, etc., which are not serious, and the index can be normalized after active treatment.
2. Malignant diseases: malignant diseases that cause elevated carcinoembryonic antigen include pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, etc. These diseases are often serious and need active treatment, and carcinoembryonic antigen can be decreased when the condition improves, but it can be elevated in case of relapse.
When carcinoembryonic antigen is elevated, it is necessary to consult a doctor in time for examination to clarify the cause and follow the doctor's instructions to standardize the treatment so as to avoid delaying the condition.