OP "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | I am thinking that's true. We do need them and they should be funded by either insurance or the government as part of treatment / dx I don't necessarily believe that they are the only option and with the potential for false readings or positives it is something that should be used in conjunction with other diagnostic tools, but regardless it should be a part of the treatment and diagnosis process.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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