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jessica · 10-11-2006, 07:26 AM

For those of us who are on a regular, q12 week, Scan Schedule...Don't forget to keep up w/your mammo's too! I know, it may feel like one more test that you can forgo, especially since a PET scan will light up with anythng metabolic - atleast that's how I felt about it. And that is true but, remember, Scans are fallible picking up things under .5cm.
So, even though the PET is scanning everything for "Eyes to Thighs", it may miss other nuances in the breast tissue, especially DCIS-a mammo will pick that up, when a PET won't.
Just hoping to share some wisdom & others may learn from my oversight...

Prayers, Faith & Courage!

10-11-2006, 07:26 AM	#17
jessica Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 87	Get Scans AND Mammos TOO!! For those of us who are on a regular, q12 week, Scan Schedule...Don't forget to keep up w/your mammo's too! I know, it may feel like one more test that you can forgo, especially since a PET scan will light up with anythng metabolic - atleast that's how I felt about it. And that is true but, remember, Scans are fallible picking up things under .5cm. So, even though the PET is scanning everything for "Eyes to Thighs", it may miss other nuances in the breast tissue, especially DCIS-a mammo will pick that up, when a PET won't. Just hoping to share some wisdom & others may learn from my oversight... Prayers, Faith & Courage!