AFP (Alfa-Fetoprotein)

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AFP (Alfa-Fetoprotein)

AFP is a protein that is present in patients with liver disease. AFP

is also a " tumor marker " and may be used to see if a patient has

liver cancer. (Liver cancer is also called hepatocellular carcinoma).

Explanation of test results:

A high level of AFP might mean that a patient has liver cancer.

However, sometimes the AFP is high when there is active liver disease

but no cancer. Usually, the AFP test needs to be interpreted by a

doctor in combination with pictures of the liver taken with

ultrasound or CT scan.

Other things to know:

An elevated AFP level needs to be interpreted by your doctor. A high

AFP level may just mean you have an active liver.

AFP can be elevated in other types of cancers and in a normal

pregnancy.

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> AFP is a protein that is present in patients with liver disease.

AFP

> is also a " tumor marker " and may be used to see if a patient has

> liver cancer. (Liver cancer is also called hepatocellular

carcinoma).

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> Explanation of test results:

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> A high level of AFP might mean that a patient has liver cancer.

> However, sometimes the AFP is high when there is active liver

disease

> but no cancer. Usually, the AFP test needs to be interpreted by a

> doctor in combination with pictures of the liver taken with

> ultrasound or CT scan.

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> Other things to know:

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> An elevated AFP level needs to be interpreted by your doctor. A

high

> AFP level may just mean you have an active liver.

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> AFP can be elevated in other types of cancers and in a normal

> pregnancy.

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elizabeth, I have been having a high level of AFP and Ihave went

through all the test except the biopsy of a small tumor. I go Friday

for a pet scan and then to St. Louis on May 17 I have really been

Depressed about it but there is nothing I can do. God won't make me

bear more than I can.