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Has Any One With TN Had A Petscan?

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Plainfield, IL

If so how did you get your oncologist to order it? Thank you

August 29, 2018
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A PET scan detects metabolic activity, and cancer cells have higher metabolic activity. The PET scan can detect these areas. The MRI will show tumors and lesions, but may miss small areas of cancerous activity.

September 5, 2018
A MyBCTeam Member

Sorry to hear that , they should be doing scans till your pass 2 years at lest .

September 6, 2018
A MyBCTeam Member

I did it in June

September 2, 2018
A MyBCTeam Member

My Oncologist orders a PET scan every 6 months...does your Oncologist not wan to scan you?

September 1, 2018
A MyBCTeam Member

We don't have PET scan machines here but I had a bone scan before my mastectomy Two years later I had another bone scan, Can only have them every 2 years.

August 30, 2018

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