Hi Helen. I appreciate your information.

I have been getting bloodwork, CT scans, and internal exams every 3 months. My doctor wanted me to go to 6 months and I agreed to 4 months. However, at my recent appointment I agreed to 6 months moving forward because of concerns for the repeated radiation exposure.

The reason I asked about liquid biopsies is because I thought that looking for tumor markers between scans - or instead of scans - might be a reasonable and healthier way of monitoring. Thus far, my oncologist has not been on board and I wanted to glean some more information before approaching the topic with him again.