Re: Should I have additional testing/scans??
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Re: Should I have additional testing/scans??

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    • November 14, 2017 at 2:15 am
    Janner
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    It doesn't hurt to try but you may not be able to have a CT scan – at least that insurance will pay for.  For stage 1b, scans aren't usually done.  So convincing insurance to do a baseline on early stagers isn't likely unless a doc has reason to suspect something.  Chest X-Ray is certainly cheaper and easier to justify.  Some oncologists don't always follow early stagers either, but hey, you lose nothing by trying.

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