PEM Test Results and Description
I received the PEM Flex test on Wednesday of this week and the results were pretty much what I expected. However it is very good to actually see with such clarity, the metabolic activity of the cancer cells in the…
This just in – Legal Case over HRT causing cancer
Please note a couple of important points about this article. One – you will notice that the lawyer for for Wyeth said “”We don’t know what causes most people’s breast cancer,” And also please note that from this case we…
Updated information on Artemisinin
Found this in an article regarding olive leaf extract as treatment for drug resistant TB which is a very interesting article in itself.. found at this link Quoting from the article: Artemisinin, a powerful Chinese herbal remedy which has been…
PEM Flex and Radiation Exposure – still getting the test
I have received some further information that has helped me decide to go ahead with the PEM Flex test on Wednesday. Here is a very good link on radiation exposure and limits in the following link: http://www.arpansa.gov.au/is_rad.htm It turns out…
Second Thoughts on PEM Flex test
Well since I understand I will be injected with a radioactive isotope for this test – at least that is true for a regular PET scan – I wanted to do some research on how safe that was. So I…
Questions
Ok so this is great news – the “normal” results on the AMAS test. It is just one test but I am hoping the PEM test next week will support the AMAS test results. So if it does, it makes…
AMAS Blood Test Results are back!
My AMAS Blood Test came back *NORMAL*. Doing the happy dance! I believe that means there is no malignant cancer in my system so the breast tumor is either benign now and it wasn’t before, benign now and it WAS…
PEM test found in local area!
Well it took about 4 hours of searching in google, in phone book and calling varous medical imaging places like Fox Chase (don’t have it) and University of Penn Health (don’t have it) until I finally found this place in…
New Innovative and Safer Breast Screening Tests
This link illustrates some of the newer, safer and less invasive screening tests that will be available soon for women. Excerpts:————————————————————————————————-A handheld breast-cancer-detecting device called iFind, the first of its kind, could be on drugstore shelves, next to the home…
PET Scans
This article outlines why I am planning to get a PET scan. I am hoping my insurance will cover it but if it doesn’t I will deal with it because I believe it will help me monitor this lump better…