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What Does This Liver Function Test Indicate With History Of Breast Cancer?

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Posted on Mon, 12 May 2014
Question: Im a 67 years old Hispanic woman, 10 years breast cancer survivor, I just got my blood test results: SED RATE/47, ALT/157, AST/206, ALK PHOS/132, TOTAL PROTEIN/9.1 does this mean that I have cancer? What should I do? I'm very scare!
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Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Suggest MRI Abdomen Detailed Answer: Hi I am Dr Mittal I am going to try to help you with the query First and foremost, this is just a liver function test. There is no way that one could say that the defects seen on this test are due to cancer. Many other causes can cause similar test abnormalities- drug and medicine usage, alcohol, hepatitis, a simple viral illness are just a few. And to assume that the defects were caused by cancer, I would suggest doing an MRI of the abdomen, that will tell us best if there is a spread of cancer. Best of luck Dr Mittal
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What Does This Liver Function Test Indicate With History Of Breast Cancer?

Brief Answer: Suggest MRI Abdomen Detailed Answer: Hi I am Dr Mittal I am going to try to help you with the query First and foremost, this is just a liver function test. There is no way that one could say that the defects seen on this test are due to cancer. Many other causes can cause similar test abnormalities- drug and medicine usage, alcohol, hepatitis, a simple viral illness are just a few. And to assume that the defects were caused by cancer, I would suggest doing an MRI of the abdomen, that will tell us best if there is a spread of cancer. Best of luck Dr Mittal