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Originally Posted by Germanauto
Sorry to hear this.
PET scans are rarely used in the setting of Colorectal Cancer. Cancer cells have higher metabolic activity and will uptake Glucose at a faster rate than the average cell. This is how the Docs can see where else the cancer is in the body. That's probably what they're trying to do.
I'd assume aggressive Chemo is the next course of action.
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I don't know if your statement of PET scans being rarely used with CRC, but if that's what you meant, this is totally false. It's used pretty often. It's not used as the first line scan. But make no mistake, it is used. I've gone through 3 PET scans. I know others because of their disease situation, have them on a somewhat regular basis.