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Also don't forget that for lung mets to show up on a PET/CT scan they have to be larger than to show up on a CT scan. My lung mets were found by a CT scan and I asked my oncologist about doing a PET/CT and her reply was that my mets were too small to show up on a PET/CT. I have mets in both lungs - several in each lung but none measuring larger than 1cm.
AS for her saying "even if it was mets until it actually impaired my life quality they would not treat it!" that is complete BS! I would have to find myself another oncologist. With any type of mets it is best to find it early and treat it as you have a better chance of getting back to NED.
Best of luck to you.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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