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Lung lower lobe

2015-08-17 04:59:58
We went clinic 2 days cough for my mom , after pet scan oly we found its an cancer in lung which affected brain, bone, thyroid, pelvis. They told 4th stage. Pls explain how can they tell it's an cancer. Is pet found oly cancerous  tissue. She nt even have any symptoms. I need my mom. Cough oly  20 days. Need to cure.
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Hi. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a diagnostic tool used to detect cancer and find out the cancer’s stage (a way of describing where the cancer is located, if or where it has spread, and whether it is affecting the functions of other organs in the body).  Kindly follow the instructions given by your doctor...

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