EVALUATION OF NORMAL VALUES OF CA 15-3 AND PSA FOR THE PEOPL.doc

Abstract

In this study blood samples were collected from 665 female from Northern state of Sudan; 606 of those females are married and only 59 females are singles. These samples were used to estimate the normal CA 15-3 which was found to be similar to the international one and that is ranged from zero to 35 mIu/ml. when the same techniques were used using samples collected from patients who have been clinically diagnosed as breast cancer; CA 15-3 levels were found to be higher in most of these samples and the other finding is that the risk of getting breast cancer is starting from age 25 years. On the other hand, 650 males were participated in this study to estimate normal value of PSA, of them 553 were married. And again the levels estimated for this marker was found to be the same as that used globally which is ranged from zero to four ng/ml. when blood samples from prostate patients were assayed for PSA; the results showed high levels of this marker in almost all the samples as expected but the important finding is that prostate cancer is age depend. At the end of the project, many recommendations were highlighted to be considered in the near future.