Erschienen in:
12.07.2016 | Original Research
Interfering Effect of Black Tea Consumption on Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer by CA 19-9
verfasst von:
Ali Abdul Hussein S. AL-Janabi, Ekhlas F. Tawfeeq
Erschienen in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Ausgabe 2/2017
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Abstract
Purpose
The study aims to determine the possible effects of black tea consumption on the level of CA 19-9 antigen in the human body.
Methods
The level of CA 19-9 was measured in 270 healthy individuals who consumed heavy amounts of black tea.
Results
About 43.3 % of involved individuals were revealed to have elevated levels of CA 19-9. Males with high values of CA 19-9 represented the greatest number of involved individuals. The cutoff value of high levels of CA 19-9 in all individuals was ranged 69–105 U/ml.
Conclusions
Consuming heavy amounts of black tea could be considered an important interfering factor that affects the levels of CA 19-9. The cutoff or predictive value of CA 19-9 in heavy-consuming people of black tea was determined.