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AlaskaAngel · 12-30-2007, 06:42 PM

I'm wishing somebody else who is smarter than I am would take a shot at your questions... but I think the reason no one else has may be because we all sort of wish we could all have PET/CT's everytime there is any question of spread cancer, and yet that isn't "standard of care". There also are limits as to how much exposure to radiation we should get over time.

If she has multiple foci of IDC, perhaps MRI followed by a bone scan if indicated would seem like the common path.

Is she high-risk for other reasons? What is the family history, her age, etc.?

AlaskaAngel

12-30-2007, 06:42 PM	#2
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	Guessing games I'm wishing somebody else who is smarter than I am would take a shot at your questions... but I think the reason no one else has may be because we all sort of wish we could all have PET/CT's everytime there is any question of spread cancer, and yet that isn't "standard of care". There also are limits as to how much exposure to radiation we should get over time. If she has multiple foci of IDC, perhaps MRI followed by a bone scan if indicated would seem like the common path. Is she high-risk for other reasons? What is the family history, her age, etc.? AlaskaAngel