Mammograms/other imaging also tell you where the tumor is. Until we have perfect chemotherapy, local treatment with surgery and radiation will remain standard

Mammograms/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.