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Should serum calcitonin for surveillance of medullary thyroid cancer be done fasting ?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Food or proton pump inhibitor administration does not seem to affect calcitonin levels in MTC patients. If there is unexplained abrupt elevation or change in a previously stable subject, then repeat testing (on a fasted state) appears reasonable.
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