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ca 125 rising slowly...is it a cause of concern?

My sis got diagnosed with ovarian cancer 3c in may 2015. CA-125 was 1099 at that time.after surgery, it went down to 129 n after two rounds of chemo , CA 125 was 29.After completing six session of Chemo, levels went down to 9.In feb 2016, CA 125 was 10, March- 11, April- 15 and now in May it is 20.Is it a sign of recurrence and look for treatment or wait till the level is below 37.*In March 2016 CT scan was also done but shows no sign of recurrence.pls suggest wht is the best alternative? Also tell us if any new treatment is available for recurrence. Wht is hormonal therapy, can it be applied in case of ovarian cancer? Any new innovation in medicine
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667078 tn?1316000935
I did not know about the liquid biopsy thaks for that info.

Alex
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Thanks for the info. God bless u liquid biopsy is a new test,it helps in  detecting relapse?
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667078 tn?1316000935
When the CA 125 gets to a certain place they will do a CT and decide then what to do. Mine was 75 before they did a scan. Hormonal therapy does not work for ovarian. Immuno suppressant which is all in trials may be the next hope. There are quite a few chemos they can try.
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