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Question - frequency of scans vs. Xray

adman
adman CSN Member Posts: 336
in Kidney Cancer #1

 

My Oncologist is now ordering just 1 scan/ year. Xray & bloodwork only at 6 months. She says at the 2.5 -3 year mark with NED that this is fine. Thoughts?

 

I've been getting 2-3 scans/ year and the 1st year I had 4.

I had a 5.0cm RCC Stage 1 / Grade 1 - My surgery was 07/2012.

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  • DSFrey
    DSFrey CSN Member Posts: 69
    #2
    Sounds perfectly reasonable

    Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Mine was a T1a/G2 and my follow up hasn't been nearly as aggressive as yours was. Mine is more like what they are suggesting to you now.

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  • APny
    APny CSN Member Posts: 1,995 Member
    #3
    DSFrey said:

    Sounds perfectly reasonable

    Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Mine was a T1a/G2 and my follow up hasn't been nearly as aggressive as yours was. Mine is more like what they are suggesting to you now.

    Mine isn't that aggressive

    Mine isn't that aggressive either (also stage 1). It's US and a chest x ray along with blood work every six months.

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  • todd121
    todd121 CSN Member Posts: 1,448 Member
    #4
    Seems reasonable

    For NED 3 years out and Stage 1 Grade 1.

    It's good news. I'd stick with annual scans for awhile though. I wouldn't want the annual scan eliminated (which they might want to do at 5 years, but 5 years is no magic number for kidney cancer).

    Todd

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