 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I just happened to be on the phone to my maxillofacial prosthodontist office while I was reading this and asked them what the Panorex film is used for in cancer screening. They said it shows up tumors that would otherwise be missed by a noranl dental xray. My insurance covers it, but it also treats it as a normal xray. I can only have 1 xray every 3 years regardless of type. Some insurance companies treat the panorex as a different type of xray so it doesn't affect your normal xray schedule. It is not to be used in place of normal xrays, but in addtion to. Cost is about $125.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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