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August 9, 2005

Better Body Scan for Cancer

Topics: Medical Science News

An old technology used in a new way is saving lives. With it, doctors are focusing in on cancers they could have never seen before. The true whole body scan can detect all types of cancer. It costs the same as the standard scan, but takes twice as long. Read about a true whole body scan -- a scan that extends from the top of the skull to the bottom of the feet, and can spot tumors that even a normal PET misses.

Posted by Richard at August 9, 2005 11:33 PM

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