What Does It Mean To "Restage" Breast Cancer?
I tested positive for BRCA 1. Because of those results, my doctor wants to do a CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, and also to restage the cancer. I was diagnosed 5 1/2 years ago, and have not had a recurrence that I know of. My treatment included mastectomy, chemo, radiation, tamoxifen and arimidex. What exactly does "restaging" mean?
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Staging is the process in which doctor determines the stage of the cancer in the body and the location of the cancer. If a cancer comes back after treatment then re-staging is used to determine extent of the disease. For more information, click here
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