Measles CEA

The CEA Forum

Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried is an example of what I call a narrative of failure. A narrative of failure is a term for a narrative that both fails as narrative�that is, that fails in the enactment of its own telling�and a narrative that thematizes failure�that is, that takes failure or failing as one of its subjects. Narratives of failure fail to fulfill conventional expectations for n...

Circulating carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA):

Plasma levels of circulating carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were measured by zirconyl phosphate gel radioimmunoassay in 112 patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The levels were then related to category, extent, duration, and severity of disease, as well as to the ages and surgical status of the patients. The distribution of CEA levels and their mean values were significantly raised...

CEA Monitoring in Colorectal Cancer

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) monitoring in patients with stage I-IV colorectal cancer has been, and remains, a controversial issue in oncology practice. Recommendations vary from bimonthly monitoring to no monitoring in the surveillance setting (for stage I-III disease). In the metastatic setting, there are no clear guidelines for CEA follow-up, although continued monitoring in such patients ...

Measles immunization in IRAN

Measles and measles vaccine in Japan.

Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1971, measles was a common and well-recognized disease in Japanese children. Seroepidemiological studies conducted before the general use of the vaccine disclosed that measles epidemics differed from community to community; in rural areas, epidemics appeared at intervals of several years with the accumulation of susceptibles, and in urban areas, mea...