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Re: AFP Test as a Tumor Marker? From: anonymous@obgyn.net Tue, 25 Apr 2000 05:47:50 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Peggy: "Drs. A question about ORS" Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Re: CA 125 blood test" At Fri, 18 Dec 1998, lauren wrote: > >Is the AFP test also used as a tumor/cancer marker? I know a woman who >says that her doctor is concerned because in both of her pregnancies, >her AFP scores were high, but the babies were normal. The doctor told >her that AFP is used in non-pregnant women as a tumor/cancer marker and >that after she delivers, she should have the AFP test again to make sure >she is OK. > >I have never heard of this, and I know many women who have had high AFPs >that proved to be false positives. > >Please shed some light! Next message: Peggy: "Drs. A question about ORS" Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Re: CA 125 blood test"

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