BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Each year, 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer. Like most other cancers, it does not discriminate based on age, gender, or race. In fact, health experts ...

After an hour, the patient is taken to the scan room for the ... the primary site of the cancer – for example, if it originated from the lung, breast or colon – PET/CT is a useful tool to ...

Unfortunately, an advanced scan (PET scan) revealed the spread of cancer ... underscoring the need for awareness about colon cancer. Colorectal cancer awareness is vital because screening of ...

The process involves a radiotracer, typically a form of radioactive sugar, which cancer cells absorb due to their more rapid growth. This uptake, he says, is visible on the PET scan, highlighting ...