Hi Helen 2803

I am sorry to hear about your recent surgery for breast cancer, but I am happy to learn that the prognosis is good.

I appreciate you have questions but the best people to answer them would be your breast care nurse as she is part of your hospital team.

Generally after receiving treatment for cancer, a PET scan can help determine how effective the treatment has been, particularly if surgery was successful.  While a CT scan can reveal lumps or masses, a PET scan can indicate whether this tissue contains active cancer or not.  

The CT scan used in radiotherapy planning marks the area for treatment and places markers to ensure that the radiotherapy is consistently aimed at the same location each time. It is not used to scan the whole body.

I hope you find this information useful.

Please get back to us if you need any more information or support. You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Kind regards

Tina