Frequency of CT scans or PET scans after treatment

Songflower
Songflower Member Posts: 608
edited March 2014 in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1
What information have any of you had with how often CT or PET scans should be done once you complete treatment. Every six months? yearly? I suppose we have varying opinions on that too!

Diane

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  • kkstef
    kkstef Member Posts: 688 Member
    #2
    My experience
    I am sure that the follow-up plan will be quite varied. I had Stage 111A, Grade 11/111 Endometroid Adenocarcinoma. My gyn/onc's follow up plan: CT of Abd, pelvis and chest (which was one month after radiation and just prior to start of chemo.) CT of ABD/pelvis 3 months after chemo. No more routine CT scans unless there are symptoms/concerns identified. Pelvic and pap smear every 3 months for 3 years and every 6 months for 2 more years. An annual check x-ray and of course annual mammogram. No PET scans.

    Karen
  • Katrinka123
    Katrinka123 Member Posts: 51
    #3
    I'm having a CT scan every 6
    I'm having a CT scan every 6 months for 2 years. Not sure the plan after that, perhaps yearly.

    -Kat
  • maryln3
    maryln3 Member Posts: 62
    #4
    kkstef said:

    My experience
    I am sure that the follow-up plan will be quite varied. I had Stage 111A, Grade 11/111 Endometroid Adenocarcinoma. My gyn/onc's follow up plan: CT of Abd, pelvis and chest (which was one month after radiation and just prior to start of chemo.) CT of ABD/pelvis 3 months after chemo. No more routine CT scans unless there are symptoms/concerns identified. Pelvic and pap smear every 3 months for 3 years and every 6 months for 2 more years. An annual check x-ray and of course annual mammogram. No PET scans.

    Karen

    gtreatment
    was the cancer in your lymph nodes? i have endo cancer stage 1c the tumor was in muscle of wal; of utery=us i am not having chemo

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