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My profile is similar to yours. I was stage 3 grade 3 locally advanced. My onc is of the mind that if there are no symptoms there are no scans unless I push for them. When I push for them she always agrees to doing them. There are 2 factors in this mindset, one is that there are many false positives and the other is that all the scans have their own potential for harm via radiation exposure.
Her other concern is the waiting factor. Have a scan and wait to see what it shows. wait and worry. Another point is that even with the scans it has been proven that the outcome is the same. many times I have questioned myself with listening to this aproach but I am very comfortable with my decisions to this point. Good luck in the future.
Alice
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