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Hello,

Please tell me what is marker test and is it helpful in the case of metastatic breast cancer ? What others tests can be performed other than PET scan to check the recovery ?

Thanks.

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CA 15-3 is one such marker

Not considered standard and not acceptable by many oncologists

Clinical Evaluation and Imaging studies remain the Gold Standard

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