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About Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
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Questions concerning Cancer, Oncology, radiation Therapy, Tumours, Chemotherapy, Cytotoxic Drugs, Hormonal Therapy, Radiation Protection.

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I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden. I also answer questions in these other categories: General History, Military History, Brain Tumors, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer

 
   

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Oncology (General Cancer) - pancreatic cancer


Expert: Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. - 1/12/2008

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My husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August2007. Inoperable (blood vessel involvement), no metastases. He had jaundice and had surgery to free bile ducts. Ca 19-9 was 78. No CEA was done at that time. He was on gemzar for 7 weeks. CT scan done after the treatment with gemzar showed metastases on the liver. However,CA 19-9 came down to 45 but CEA was 125. How would you explain this. The oncologist will continue with gemzar and will include something else. Thanks in advance.

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Well we have no CEA level from before to compare with. I can only speculate. His tumor may have been damaged somewhat during surgery and also by medication and that MAY explain the drop in Ca 19-9. That is all I can say without risking to speculate far too much!


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