Colon Cancer

Investigators at St. Thomas' Hospital target colon cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 10th, 2008

According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "Positron emission tomography (PET)is still generally not available in the UK; however, there are plans to introduce a national service in U.K. from April 2008. Plans are also at an advanced stage in Scotland and Wales."

"The main uses of PET are in preoperative staging of lung cancer, detection of recurrent colorectal cancer, and management of patients with lymphoma. Although these provide the bulk of the referral base, PET is also of use in specific situations in patients with less common cancers, such as head and neck cancer, gynaecological cancer, and melanoma. In its more common uses, PET has been shown...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-06-10)

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