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hypercalcemia

is it normal for 18 years old adult to have calcium level 10.7 ? or do i have to worry about it also i mostly feel thirsty and hungry all other electrolytes are fine.can i have any kind of cancer cause of high calcium?
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my doc said thats normal with my age also for last 6 months i have being taking some supplements of all type for 2 months
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It's slightly high. However, it should be measured along with albumin. If you have high albumin, the bound fraction of calcium in your blood will be higher. A better test is ionized calcium, which measures the biologically active fraction.

Also get your PTH and vitamin D measures.
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oh i forgot i have done this test in spring so it could be a little bit elavated?
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