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What Causes Raised ESR And SGPT In A Lung Affected Breast Cancer Female?

Hey !! My mother in law is suffering from breast cancer for the past 26 years now it has affected her lungs now she is lying unconscious and blood work shows raised ESR and high SGPT . She is being fed by the tube so what is the reason of the raised levels
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Hi and welcome of HCM.
ESR is non specific findings which indicate some inflamamtory process in our body so it can be caused by pneumonia or any other infection.also esr can be elevated in maligannt diseases. sgpt is marker for live damgae but also can be raised in some other conditions. it is psosbile htat there is liver metastases due to cancer.
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What Causes Raised ESR And SGPT In A Lung Affected Breast Cancer Female?

Hi and welcome of HCM. ESR is non specific findings which indicate some inflamamtory process in our body so it can be caused by pneumonia or any other infection.also esr can be elevated in maligannt diseases. sgpt is marker for live damgae but also can be raised in some other conditions. it is psosbile htat there is liver metastases due to cancer. Thanks for the query. Regards