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Should breast cancer patients not to have cat scans done after treatment?
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Depends: ...On the stage and other things. Patients with very early stage have a low risk of having detectable metastases on a scan so we usually don't do scans unless there are symptoms or signs of spread. Patients with higher stage or inflammatory cancers usually get staging scans because they have higher odds of mets. In the end, it should be a judgment call of the doc in charge.
Answered 4/7/2014
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Not all: Depends on stage. Patients with very early stage have extremely low risk of having detectable metastases on a scan so we usually don't do scans unless there is a symptom or a sign of potential spread. Patients with higher stage or inflammatory cancers usually get initial staging scans because they have higher odds of having mets. In the end it should be a judgment call of the treating doc.
Answered 2/4/2014
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