Ca125 blood results

Hi Spana

Welcome to the Online Community here at Macmillan. I hope you find it a helpful place to access support and ask questions. My name is Vanessa, and I am one of the cancer information nurses here at the Macmillan Cancer Support Line.

I’m sorry to see how worried you are. Rising blood tests are often a cause for concern for people.

Here at the Macmillan Support Line, we can give general advice and support. We are independent from the NHS and don’t have access to medical records so can’t give personalised information or explain why your CA125 is raised.  

As you know CA125 is a protein which can be measured through a blood test. It is often referred to as a tumour marker. Tumour markers are however not very specific and can be raised for other reasons.

In relation to CA125 reasons for an increase include infections, fibroids, endometriosis and benign growths.

In view of your history however, it is important that your raised CA125 level is followed up. If you haven’t already you could contact your allocated nurse specialist and talk to them about what a raised CA125 might mean and what needs to happen next. It may be that a repeat blood test is recommended.

I also wonder if you might benefit from giving our support line a call. We often find we can explain our answers in a bit more detail over the phone, giving you the opportunity to ask more questions if needed. It can be very overwhelming not knowing how things might affect you moving forward. And although we can’t tell you exactly what to expect, we can help explain what usually happens for most people in a similar situation.

I hope you find this information helpful.

Take care

Vanessa G, Cancer Information Nurse Specialist 

You can also speak with the Macmillan Support Line team of experts. Phone free on 0808 808 0000 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm) or send us an email. 

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Hi Vanessa 

Thankyou for your advice i am awaiting a call from my specialist nurse for my recent ct scan results