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marwa
marwa Member Posts: 3
edited September 2015 in Diagnosed and Waiting for Test Results

if the cancer diagnosed but suspected what other quick test to confirm it and how can i know if the cancer invade other tissue or not

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited September 2015

    Hi marwa - Welcome to Breastcancer.org! We hope you find the information and support you're seeking in this awesome community!

    May we ask you, do you have any diagnosis's yet? If you tell us more about that we'll be able to help you better! Anyway, and until you get responses from other members here, you can learn more on test and diagnosis here:


    Hope this helps!

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  • Skittlegirl
    Skittlegirl Member Posts: 428
    edited September 2015

    I had a PET scan where there is a radioactive tracer that is injected into you attached to a sugar. I rested for an hour to let it be metabolized in my body. Then they scanned my body to see if there were any other affected areas. There were none, but the scan did pick up some other stuff not related to the cancer. Nodule on my thyroid, small benign tumor on my femur. My surgeon also ordered a breast MRI prior to the consultation to get a better idea of what is going on with the breasts and lymph nodes.

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  • BarredOwl
    BarredOwl Member Posts: 2,433
    edited September 2015

    Hi Marwa:

    If breast cancer is suspected from some clinical symptom (e.g., breast lump or other breast change), then imaging is often performed to further assess the situation. This may include diagnostic mammogram(s) and/or ultrasound. Sometimes, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) may be done. If the findings from the imaging tests reaches a certain level of suspicion, then a biopsy (removal of a tissue sample for review by a pathologist) will be recommended. Many biopsies result in benign findings; however, if a biopsy is recommended, it is important to have the biopsy done to know for sure whether the area of concern is benign or malignant.

    Sometimes, a routine screening mammogram will discover an area of suspicion. In that case, you would be called back for further imaging, etc. along the same path described above (i.e., diagnostic mammogram(s) and/or ultrasound, etc., etc.)

    BarredOwl

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