CT Scans: Getting a Good Picture

By Phyllis Johnson, Health Guide Saturday, January 28, 2012

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When you going through the diagnostic process for breast cancer, you soon get acquainted with a host of medical machinery—mammograms, ultrasounds, maybe a breast MRI. If it turns out that you do have breast cancer, your doctor may order some more tests to see if the cancer has metas...

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PJ Hamel, Health Guide

1/28/12 5:05pm

Phyllis, I love the step-by-step approach you take here; anyone facing a CT scan now has an excellent idea of what to expect. And, since fear of the unknown is so common with cancer diagnosis and treatment, this piece is bound to help lots of women. May all your scans going forward be negative! PJH

Phyllis Johnson, Health Guide

1/28/12 8:20pm

Thanks for your positive wishes for negative tests!

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