Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD A PET scan is often used to help determine a cancer diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find ...

Prostate cancer that spreads or comes back after treatment is often small and hard to detect. A new test called a PSMA PET scan makes these tumors easier to spot. Learn more.

Vitale, 85, has now overcome cancer four times in three years. He completed a six-week radiation treatment in 2023 to address vocal cord cancer, which resulted in Vitale missing the 2023-24 season.

If you have colon cancer it may spread to your bones. Learn the signs, which bones most likely to be affected, diagnosis, treatment options, and how to care for weakened bones.

Two simple, at-home screening tests for colon cancer that check for tiny amounts blood in your stool are the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT). Blood in your ...

Kris Aquino revealed she had a cancer scare. On Instagram, the Queen of All Media said her colon lit up in a PET (positron emission tomography) scan, which can detect the disease. Kris said it was ...

We can use the PET scan to make radiotherapy planning more accurate, and finally, it can be used for surveillance,” he said.Nduta's experience is not unique.Across the country, cancer patients ...