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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 34-year old asked:
Does most women with stage 2 breast cancer always have a recurrence?
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A 32-year old asked:
How to stop fearing that I am going to die from recurrence of breast cancer?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are the odds of a breast cancer recurrence?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the likelihood of breast cancer recurrence?
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A 33-year old asked:
Do most women with stage 2a breast cancer always have a recurrence?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can triple negative breast cancer recurrence be considered rare after 5 years?
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A 43-year old female asked:
What are the chances of local recurrence for stage 1A breast cancer? Is it more difficult to treat?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the genetic recurrence of breast cancer?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can an oopherectomy reduce breast cancer recurrence in premenopausal women?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is it possible to have a recurrence from triple negative breast cancer even after being in remission for 10 years?
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A member asked:
If you are looking for recurrence of brain cancer metastatic from breast, should contrast be used and if so why?
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A member asked:
Had right breast removed for i.B.Cancer 2years next august last two weeks the other breast has a large pink area is this a recurrence?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is arimidex (anastrozole) when given as prevention of recurrence of breast cancer only used with estrogen receptive cancer?
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A 52-year old female asked:
The bone dr gave me strontium ranelate for my osteoporosis t-3.5. Is it true it increases risk for breast cancer recurrence?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I have a new tiny lump in scar from breast cancer surgery, is this a recurrence?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Im 33. mom had 1st breast cancer in42 and recurrence in 58. I am scared.I have one 5 year old daughter. I am scared for both of us.I had BIrad 3 finding in mammg.hypoechoic nodules and edematous breast tissue.no other relative with history.wat todo?
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A 58-year old female asked:
What is the recurrence risk of Grade 1 , node negative, HR positive, Here negative Stage 1A breast cancer after bilateral mastectomy and hormone therapy: 2.5 years Tamoxifen and 2.5 years Anastrozole. 7 years after diagnosis, postmenopausal. Thanks ?
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A 46-year old asked:
What does breast cancer look like on a pet scan?
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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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