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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 39-year old asked:

Breast cancer staging according TNM means what?

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A 41-year old asked:

Describe breast cancer staging according tnm?

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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 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?

3 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in

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 36-year old asked:

Can i remove the cancer or do I remove both the breasts?

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A 45-year old asked:

I'm just wondering, if you have a lump in both breasts does this mean cancer for sure?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Can we get cancer if we put our mobile for 1 minutes on our breast?

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A 31-year old asked:

Besides cancers what might cause breast pain in the man?

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A 47-year old asked:

Can hardening of the breast and extreme pain can be cancer?

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A 46-year old asked:

Breast change - should I get it checked? Do you need to have lumps to have cancer?

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A 55-year old female asked:

Does the breast have to have dimpling or puckering at site of mass for it to be cancer?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Im 22 and Ive been having these shooting breast pains for weeks now. Mainly in my right breast. Im so scared its cancer. What could it be from?

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A 35-year old asked:

Can males get breast cancer?

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A 39-year old asked:

Can men develop breast cancer?

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Can breast cancer cause fainting?

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