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What Does Elevated C-reactive Protein Count Suggest?

I was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma stage 4 with a mets to my lungs in 2005. I had a right nephrectomy at that time and and 6 weeks later I started a targeted molecular therapy for the metastases. The name of the drug was Sorafenib. Within 6 months all the tumors in my lungs were gone. I stayed on the chemo for 2.5 more years with no reoccurrence of the tumors. My oncologist took me of the chemo in 2008 so I could gain some weight and said the cancer would probably come back and it never did. almost 10 years since my diagnose. I went to get my blood work this week and my C-reactive protein was elevated at 8.6 mg per liter. Does that mean my Renal cell is acting up again?
Thu, 30 Jul 2015
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C-reactive protein is an acute phase protein. It increases in conditions like infections and carcinoma. But it is not a diagnostic parameter. It helps to know outcome of a disease during the course of treatment.
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What Does Elevated C-reactive Protein Count Suggest?

C-reactive protein is an acute phase protein. It increases in conditions like infections and carcinoma. But it is not a diagnostic parameter. It helps to know outcome of a disease during the course of treatment.