I was diagnosed a year ago (three clear CT scans since smile ) but I have never had a PET scan - or at least not since I finished treatment. Is this normal? I go to MD Anderson and they said the PET scan is not needed, but it seems everyone on this site gets PET scans. I was just curious if I should get a second opinion!


Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011