PET in Cancer:

8.9 million living Americans have a history of cancer, and 1.3 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed this year. Peer-reviewed literature supports and clinical data demonstrates that PET is effective in the diagnosing and staging of most of these cancers.

what can PET tell me about cancer?

The most dangerous aspect of cancer is how it spreads throughout the organ systems of the body. PET is a medical imaging modality that inspects all organ systems of the body to search for cancer in a single examination.

Is the tumor benign or malignant? The high glucose metabolism of these Hodgkin’s Lymphoma lesions indicates that they are malignant. Armed with this knowledge, the physician is able to determine the best method for treatment.
	Is my treatment working? After chemotherapy, a PET scan proves that the cancer treatment has been effective.
Case Study: A lesion is found on a chest x-ray, and a PET scan is performed to see if it is benign or malignant. The PET scan reveals that the lesion is malignant and also shows that metastases have spread to the left lung, abdomen and bones. PET can follow the course of the cancer through the body and accurately show the extent of the disease.