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A 46-year old asked:
What does breast cancer look like on a pet scan?
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A 44-year old asked:
Which test is more accurate in detecting breast cancer recurrence: a pet or an ultrasound?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I have Stage4 Breast Cancer. PET showed Multiple subcentimeter lesions and focal fatty marrow within the left sacral ala. Areas for concern?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: pet-ct breast cancer staging?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Had a pet scan for breast cancer, showed fluid on the lung ?
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A 26-year old male asked:
What could be the causes of increased uptake by a nonenlarged subcarinal node on pet scan in a patient with breast cancer?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Dx breast cancer at 39, thyroid cancer at 40. Is a PET scan needed to rule out mets and am I at a risk for other cancers?
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A 62-year old female asked:
Pet scan in jan 2013 showed 4 cancerous nodules in lungs from breast cancer. New pet scan july 2013 - lung spots no longer metabolically active; does this mean they are no longer cancerous?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Oct 2012-pet scan done with 2 areas of concern after breast cancer dx....Had biopsy and bone scan that were both neg...All cancer treatment done and #2 pet showed same areas-no change..Why bone scan?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Do i need a pet scan after surviving breast cancer? I had breast cancer (stage 1) and treatment was successful. I just had a mammogram and there was no cancer. Treatments were chemotherapy and radiation.
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A 47-year old female asked:
An MRI in nov 2012 showed a radiological cyst on l. Femur; pain since may 2012. I have stage 111c breast cancer. Should i get a pet /ct?
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A member asked:
What is the best treatment for s tage 2a breast cancer in a 63 yo male. No nodes were positive and pet CT scan was negative. Er positive.?
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A 63-year old female asked:
Mammo 7 yrs ago showed microcalcifications 1 breast. 18 mon of followups benign no change. No mammo since Jan '10 re colon cancer tx. 7 PET/CT since 2012 w last one 10/13. All clear. Scared. Worry?
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A 55-year old female asked:
My 33 yr old daughter has been diagnosed with stage 3 her2 negative er positive PR positive breast cancer and now after pet scan has it in spine and hip and upgraded to stage 4 how terminal is this cancer?
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A 65-year old female asked:
I have metastatic breast cancer to the spine. Is a CT scan w/contrast or PET scan better for diagnoses?
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A 66-year old female asked:
Will a bone biopsy show if I have breast cancer metastasis or rheumatism? I have both and Dr. has not been able to give me a definitive answer. PET/CT is not definitive either. I need answers before treating?
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A female asked:
I am a 13 year breast cancer survivor. Now I have had a CT and PET scan. Shows a mass in my abdomen and diffuse lymph nodes/one above collarbone.
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A 37-year old asked:
How frequently does a spot compression lead to a breast cancer diagnosis?
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A 28-year old female asked:
29yo. Pat grndmthr diagnosis Breast Cancer@24yo. Ovarian cx@age 34& took her@68yo.Inherent odds? +Ive virtually zero chest, size <34A-change my odds?
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A 48-year old asked:
How can I help my partner cope with a breast cancer diagnosis?
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A 31-year old asked:
Breast cancer diagnostic testing prices? How expensive is the diagnosis?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Getting ultrasound for diagnosis for lump on breast im male how long for results and likelihood of cancer?
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A 49-year old asked:
After a breast cancer diagnosis, how long before the operation and/or treatment can start?
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A 65-year old female asked:
I am a breast cancer survivor of three years. Recently I became ill and one of the diagnosis was minimal Atelectasis. Is this anything to worry about?
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A 28-year old female asked:
29 yo. Pat. grandmother 1st diagnosis w/breast cancer@24, to return x3, taking her life@68yo. I've painful non-mobile lump, L brst. Odds of fam history repeating?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Why is a breast MRI ordered after having 2 breast ultrasounds and multiple mammogram images done, without a cancer diagnosis?
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A 34-year old female asked:
How strong is the link between HRT and breast cancer? Maternal grandma is bc survivor and was diagnosis after being on HRT for many years.
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A 27-year old female asked:
My mom was diagnosis with tubulo-lobular breast cancer nottingham score grade 2. Tubule formation was graded 3, with very little tubules . How can this be.?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have been prescribed Cerazette because my mother had breast cancer and have been taking for over two years now. Is this the correct diagnosis?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Diagnosis of breast cancer - spread to ribs and spine -biopsy pending. Mam on 11/12 neg. I feel fine. Is it still possible that this is stage 3 not 4?
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