Understanding the Importance of Radiopharmaceutical Scans and Why They Might Not Be Available for Us When We Need Them Cancer ABCs From Surviving To Thriving - How to Thrive with Cancer

Radiopharmaceutical scans (PETS) are a vital tool in our fight against cancer. These special PET scans allow us to make earlier cancer diagnoses while a cancer is still contained in the original organ. With an earlier diagnosis, treatments can still stop the cancer before it is able to move to other parts of the body, or become metastatic. These special scans also are our best tools to evaluate whether our treatments are working, or if we have developed resistance to the tre...