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Does 1 Out Of 2 Positive Sentinel Lymph Nodes Mean Cancer Has Metatasized To Other Areas Of The Body?
Maybe, maybe not. With positive lymph nodes, staging scans should be done (either a CT and bone scan or a PET) to see if it has spread .
With the Signatera test, they are going to be checking me every 8 weeks to see if anything changes. The lab is taking forever in sending my tissue sample for this first test but my doctor and the Signatera people are on them.
Thanks Teto, agreed, that's why I'm still avoiding sugar, etc. It'll be a permanent life style change for me. My naturopath told me the Signatera picks up stuff on a cellular level scans can't even see yet. I'm just anxious to get results.
A positive sentinel node biopsy indicates that cancer has started to spread beyond the original tumor. However, having 1 out of 2 positive sentinel lymph nodes does not necessarily mean that cancer has metastasized to other areas of the body. It suggests that the cancer has the potential to spread, and further diagnostic Show Full Answer
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