Measurement of CA15-3 level among women attending the surgery department at Brack General Hospital – South of Libya

Ebraheem A. Eshnaf; Maryam M. Bisher; Sara Mousa; Amna Ezzat; Naiima Massoud

doi:10.51984/joms.v17i2.2287

Measurement of CA15-3 level among women attending the surgery department at Brack General Hospital – South of Libya

Authors

Ebraheem A. Eshnaf Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of medicine, Sebha university
Maryam M. Bisher Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.
Sara Mousa Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.
Amna Ezzat Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.
Naiima Massoud Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51984/joms.v17i2.2287

Keywords:

Breast cancer, CA15-3, Tumor marker, Diagnosis

Abstract

CA15-3 is one of the most widely used tumor markers for diagnosing and monitoring therapy of breast cancer. However, scientific studies have differed significantly in the importance of measuring this antigen for early diagnosis of breast cancer.The study was conducted on 72 women who visited the surgery department of the Brack general hospital, The concentration of CA15-3 was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).The results showed that the level of CA15-3 was elevated in 2 samples (2.77%) with a mean level of 38.5 ± 1.7 U/ mL, and 70 samples (97.23%) was were normal with a mean level of 13.77 ± 6.17 U/ml. The statistical analysis showed significant differences between the concentrations in the high and normal samples (P = 0.00). We conclude that CA15-3 is not a reliable test to confirm breast cancer.

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Author Biographies

Ebraheem A. Eshnaf, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of medicine, Sebha university

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of medicine, Sebha university
Maryam M. Bisher, Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.

Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.
Sara Mousa, Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.

Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.
Amna Ezzat, Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.

Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.
Naiima Massoud, Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.

Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Technology, wadi-ashatti University.

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Published

2022-10-03

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2022): Fifth International Conference on Science and Technology

Section

Original Research Article

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Measurement of CA15-3 level among women attending the surgery department at Brack General Hospital – South of Libya. J Med Sci (Sebha) [Internet]. 2022 Oct. 3 [cited 2026 Oct. 15];17(2):37-9. Available from: https://www.sebhau.edu.ly/journal/joms/article/view/2287