CEACAM5 and cancer: Specifically, each additional year of age, Black race, presenting with grade 3 or higher, T3 or T4 stage, N2 stage, without chemotherapy, CEA positive, tumor deposits positive, metastasis to lymph nodes and lung, and bigger than 4 cm in tumor size were associated with increased cancer specific mortality (CSM) risk, with hazard ratios ranging from 1.01 to 2.95 (Figure 2, A).