Cancer tests
Cancer is the inspection of a variety of ways.
Screening for cancer, you need to know about the test.
PET (Positron Emission Tomography = positron emission tomography)
Positron (positron) to inject a drug that is labeled with radioactive isotope to emit, and a special video camera body distribution of drugs.
For imaging the activity of the cells, the nature of malignancy (grade) diagnosis of metastatic or recurrent diagnosis of nest is highly useful to determine the effect of treatment.
PET映SENAI There is a problem of very early cancer.
Also, lung cancer is the accuracy of PET than CT screening has been high.
Tumor marker
A landmark known as the marker of cancer cells may release substances that are specific to the cancer.
The tests measured in the blood of such substances.
Tumor markers, or the effects of cancer treatment up to advanced malignancy, so a test to see whether the recurrence of that position is not useful in early detection.
Helical chest CT
This is a valid test to find small lung cancer.
Hold your breath and lie on the bed, X-ray images.
In addition to lung cancer, respiratory problems, you can find the chest and cardiovascular disease.
When you find the cancer early in these tests, the higher the probability of life-prolonging cancer treatment.
If cancer is found early, the disease can be treated to some extent.
To regular medical checkups for cancer, it is also important to protect life.
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