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Table 6 Comparison of serum tumor markers levels with symptoms

From: The clinical significance of some serum tumor markers among chronic patients with Helicobacter pylori infections in Ibb Governorate, Yemen

Variable

Tumor Markers (Mean ± SD)

CEA

CA 19-9

CA 72-4

Symptomatic patients

3.02 ± 2.22

20.94 ± 13.75

3.89 ± 2.62

Asymptomatic patients

1.96 ± 1.50

14.39 ± 7.91

2.11 ± 1.21

P value

0.043*

0.043*

0.004*

  1. Data represented by one-way ANOVA, CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19-9: cancer antigen 19-9 and CA72-4: cancer antigen 72-4, *P < 0.05 considered significant
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Infectious Agents and Cancer

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