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I guess the difference is that mammograms tell you that there's some sort of tumor, while sequencing the blood can give a better idea of what's wrong with it. I
by johntb86 10y ago
I guess the difference is that mammograms tell you that there's some sort of tumor, while sequencing the blood can give a better idea of what's wrong with it. If you know what oncogenes it has then hopefully you can figure out how it's going to progress.
- riahi 10y agoMammograms/other imaging also tell you where the tumor is. Until we have perfect chemotherapy, local treatment with surgery and radiation will remain standard of care. To perform those, you need to know where the tumor is. I find the utility of this test will be in monitoring for recurrence, perhaps reducing the standard every 3 month restaging examinations; however, once it starts going up, you'll need advanced imaging again to see if it's local or metastatic recurrence.
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