Hi Everone:
Finally spoken to the doctor who reviewed my CT re-staging photos. I'm been frustrated as the report was very vague.

I've learned that the CT was non-constrast, so she could only measure macro biologic activity. It seems that she could not see any cancer/tumor from the CT scan, although there is a small SUV of 3.7 remaining.

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So far, 2 doctors, 1 dentist and 1 CT doctor couldnot see/feel any tumor.

However, I still have to do radiation which will be TomoTherapy. My question is how do you think this will effect radiaton. I start Monday, but I'm just curious of your opinion and/or experience. How will they target the radiation if there is no localized tumor. Do you think it will effect the amount of radiation and/or number of treatments.

Just curious. As you can see, I'm impatient for information.
Always love a good discussion.

Sandy S.

Sandy 56, BOT SCC Biopsy 1/21/09 Stage 3, T3NXM0.
Finished 3 cycle induction chemotherapy 4/7/09. (Chisplatin, 5-fu and Texotere). Re-staged 4/20/09,(very successful.) Will start Carboplatin/radiation 2 Gy/5 days/7 weeks (Tomotherapy) starting May 4th. Finished 6/22/09.
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