Main content Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)

    Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)



    What Affects the Test

    Heavy smoking affects the test results.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference April 8, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology


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