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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 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 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 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 female asked about a 62-year old female:
Her insurance will not cover a CT scan. She is almost 5 years cancer-free and has found a lump on her breast.
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A 44-year old asked:
Can breast cancer be spotted through a chest CT scan?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I had a chest ct scan done to check for lungs and they have noticed a 15 mm nodule on my right breast? Could this be cancer or could it be else?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Will I get breast cancer from CT pulmonary angiogram for PE? 32 female. Saw one article said risk is increased by 14%! Very scared. Had CT abd b4 also
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A 39-year old female asked:
Would a chest CT/CTA with and without contrast show red flags or suspicions for breast cancer?
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A female asked:
I had bilateral breast cancer and CT with RT. Now CT Scan showed atelectasis or infiltration in the right middle and left lingula. ER doc said it's ok?
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A 65-year old female asked:
You asked: I have metastatic breast cancer in spine. I'm on Ibrance and Letrozole. My blood sugars are high from Letrozole. Could my low white blood ct. also be effecting my sugars?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Ct scan picked up a lump in my breast near my nipple - I cant feel anything. I have no pain or lumps that I can tell. Is this likely to be cancer Im scared. This was an incidental finding. I have had a neuro endocrine tumor in the past?
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A 54-year old female asked:
I have stage IV breast cancer(in remission, 4years) on my latest CT scan they found Biapical pleural and parenchymal scarring, is it something for me to be worried about?
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A 39-year old female asked:
How would lung cancer or breast cancer cause upper back pain? I have had CT chest ok/ MRI throactic no contrast ok. Missed cancer?
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A 51-year old male asked about a 77-year old female:
Constant pain in upper back and also under breast 3 mths.GP given me gabapentin take 2 tablets 3 times a day.Could this be related to my Breast cancer from 2005 treated with Radiopherapy and removal of left lymphnode removed Am awaiting chest CT scan?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Pelvic pain for 2 months. I am on Faslodex for breast cancer. CT shows degenerative and 1/2 degenerative fibroids. Is this from the lack of estrogen while on Faslodex? Is this the reason for the severe pain I have?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Had CT scan to check for kidney stones, and few weeks later had MRI of lumbar spine.I am a woman in thirties.Does this increase risk of breast cancer?
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A 31-year old asked:
Help please. Could breast cancer show up on a cat scan of the heart or lungs?
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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 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 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 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 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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