Advances for Cervical Cancer
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan may help those dealing with cervical cancer track the progression of the disease. With this knowledge, doctors will have a better understanding of proper treatments they can offer to their patients.
The Sun Journal reports, "In some studies, researchers treated cancer patients with chemotherapy drugs, and within days, they were able to use PET scans to see whether the drug is working or a different type of treatment was needed."
The PET scans can also help rule out harsh therapies that may not be able to cure a patient. Tumors are able to be tracked to see if they are progressing, or if therapy has had an effect on the tumor size. The scan is still being tested for the use in cancer studies and may be used more frequently if the tests continue to show results.
