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Lung Cancer | Last Active: Oct 31, 2023 | Replies (69)
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The PET scan will indicate places on your body that are suspected cancer but it is no replacement for a biopsy. Sounds like your doctors are going straight to surgery? So I would ask them why they aren't doing a bronchoscopy or a needle biopsy before surgery. How are they sure it is cancer before invasive surgery?

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sayitisntso | @sayitisntso | Oct 1, 2023

Oh I don’t know that they plan to go straight to surgery, I only know that I have these 2 appts with Thoracic surgeons and from what I recall of the blur of the phone call with my Pulmonologist he talked about getting me into Thoracic surgeon as soon as possible for Biopsies/ staging and the PetScan asap. He even said something about chemo/ radiation and an Oncologist but I can’t remember detail. Mind you I was completely in shock as this call from him was as soon as I got home from the ER/CT Scan - it’s all a blur 🙁

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