CA-125
This test measures the amount of a protein called CA-125 (cancer antigen 125) in a sample of your blood. CA-125 is a type of tumor marker. Tumor markers are substances that are often made by cancer cells or by normal cells in response to cancer.
Measuring certain tumor markers often help health care providers treat cancer.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Normal range
No published reference range from a named lab yet.
Details
- Sample
- Serum or plasma · LOINC
- Listed under
- Ovarian Cancer
- Code
- LOINC 10334-1 · [arb'U]
- Also known as
- Cancer Ag 125, CA, OB, Gyn, Tumor marker