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MGordon · 01-13-2007, 08:49 AM

I cannot exactly speak for Lisa, but I can try to relay her opinnions as I knew them...

Lisa felt that after a dx of recurrance it was important to have scans more regularly because since the cancer had already metastatized and treatment for this had started, it was important to see if it was moving to other areas, to ensure proper treatment.

Her favorite example was brain mets. Once recurreance has happened to say the liver or bones, and the onc has started treating that form of recurrance, it was important to have Brain MRIs (and other scans) to keep tabs on the progression. If she had not been so diligent, we would have not found her brain mets and treatment (WBR) would have been delayed.

The idea being that treatment for one type of recurrance may not be the right treatment of recurrance elsewhere and simply using blood markers (i.e. CA29-27) would not indicate "migration" of mets.

01-13-2007, 08:49 AM	#4
MGordon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 131	Scans I cannot exactly speak for Lisa, but I can try to relay her opinnions as I knew them... Lisa felt that after a dx of recurrance it was important to have scans more regularly because since the cancer had already metastatized and treatment for this had started, it was important to see if it was moving to other areas, to ensure proper treatment. Her favorite example was brain mets. Once recurreance has happened to say the liver or bones, and the onc has started treating that form of recurrance, it was important to have Brain MRIs (and other scans) to keep tabs on the progression. If she had not been so diligent, we would have not found her brain mets and treatment (WBR) would have been delayed. The idea being that treatment for one type of recurrance may not be the right treatment of recurrance elsewhere and simply using blood markers (i.e. CA29-27) would not indicate "migration" of mets. __________________ Mel Gordon, Husband of Lisa Lowe - Queen of Love and Light and the bravest person I know!