My husband was diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer in August of 2007. He had a neck dissection and underwent chemo & radiation treatments. All PET scans and scopes of the throat have been good. He had been having a PET every 6 months & the scopes done in between PET scans. The last PET he had was in November of last year. Everything was good. At that point, his doctor told him that since it had been 3 years, it was time to wait a year for another PET. Long story short, insurance would not pay for a PET this year. Instead, he had a CT with contrast of the neck & chest. The CT showed 3 noncalcified nodules scattered throughout his lungs. Now, he goes for a PET tomorrow. Needless to say, we are terrified. Do these nodules mean that his cancer has spread after being clear for this long? Could the nodules have been there when he had the PET a year ago and just not shown? If anyone can offer any advice about this....please respond!