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Not long ago i had a pet scan done, one lympnode lit up, it was light. i want to know if that still means cancer.?
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Possibly: The purpose of a PET scan is to evaluate the extent of a cancerous process and see if before treatment there are several sites to be concerned about. After treatment to see if there is residual disease that may not have responded properly. If a node lights up it may suggest that there is still remaining disease.
Answered 7/6/2018
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