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Suggest Tests To Diagnose Osteoarthritis And Bone Cancer
my sister is having a bone scan tomorrow, injecting dye. Can a bone scan detect osteoarthritis or would they be looking more for bone cancer or multiple myeloma? She has had breast cancer and melanoma so I am more curious what they might really be looking for.
Fri, 10 Jan 2020
Hello,
An advanced form of breast cancer can spread(metastasis)to bones especially long bones of hip and ribs. Bone scan is done a routine test to look for bone spread. If there is spread to bones, the treatment plan will be different. We can also detect the presence of osteoarthritis as well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
An advanced form of breast cancer can spread(metastasis)to bones especially long bones of hip and ribs. Bone scan is done a routine test to look for bone spread. If there is spread to bones, the treatment plan will be different. We can also detect the presence of osteoarthritis as well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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