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Tolerating lung biopsy and treatment: Any words of encouragement?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Apr 7, 2023 | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
Typically one would have a brain MRI and/or a PET-CT scan that included the head to see if the cancer has spread to the brain.
Obviously a lung biopsy will not detect cancer in the brain or anywhere outside of the very specific spots in the lung where the biopsy is taken. The lung biopsy is done to verify that a spot or spots are cancer and to determine the specific type of cancer. The specific type of cancer helps determine the treatment plan and the drugs involved in any chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
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Thank you. Yes, there is a chance it has metastasized to my brain, as an MRI showed a tiny point which the radiologist first thought was incinsequential, but after seeing the CT of the lung, thinks it may be metastases. Hardest thing is waiting to see all the docs.