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Lymphoma |
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encourage PET scans for potential lymphoma
patients, and cite these important reasons: |
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Early
detection of disease |
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“PET
is a more sensitive indicator of the
presence of disease than other imaging
studies.” |
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– Leonard
Prosnitz, M.D.
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Duke University Medical Center |
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Precise
Staging of Disease Progression |
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"PET
can detect disease that’s not detectable
by any other technique, and it lets the
clinician know exactly where disease
is so that appropriate therapy can be
instituted." |
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– R.
Edward Coleman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center |
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Accurate
Assessment of Therapy |
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"There is
also data to show that, during the course
of therapy, PET can very accurately predict
whether or not that therapy is working.
Therapy takes several months to administer
and is expensive. If it’s not working,
a lot of time and money are wasted." |
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– R.
Edward Coleman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center |
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Beyond it’s initial value in aiding diagnosis
of lymphoma, PET helps answer the questions "Does
the patient need more treatment or not?" and "Does
the patient have a good prognosis after this
course of therapy." PET, combined with CT,
offers the most accurate answers we have
yet to these questions, and provides the
patient with important information in making
decisions about their treatment program.
Ask your doctor or oncologist for more information
about PET scans and their usage.
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