CEA in Colon Cancer
I was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer in 2009. At the time my CEA was 0.8. During the first 2 treatment regimens (FolFox and Folfiri), it hovered around 1.8 to 2.3. The Dr believes my metastases is isolated to the lungs so for the last 6 mos, i have only been getting chest x-rays. I've been on Xeloda since June 2011 since he thinks i have a small volume of disease. During the time i have been on Xeloda, the CEA has been 2.8, 3.7, 4.2, 3.8, and the last reading was 6.6.
Has anyone else had this happen with Xeloda. I sure pray that something isn't going on somewhere else now. My last chest xray said that the lung nodules were stable. My last PET/CT (6 months ago), only showed cancer in the lungs.
What does everyone think?
