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Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Tower, The fact that you would have family to support you is big. The emotional and psyical drain as you progress through treatments is at times pretty tough. Having family to help is a big plus.
On the subject of PET scans, the industry is coming around faster and faster. In our area PET scans can only be done by a traveling machine. Just recently plans to build one in my city were announced. We have a very good medical system that is sometimes slow to come around. My casual (non-professional) opinion based on many folks here at OCF, is that PET scans are quite accurate at showing that cancer is NOT present (within detectable limits). Where the controversy comes up is in that there are reasons that false positives can show up. Other than cost, I cannot understand why such a tool would not be used in the fight.
Take care
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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