My mom was diagnosed with stage IV lc oct.2006 and passed away jan 7th 07...2 1/2 months from beginning to end....I did every research I could think of, every doc. visit, chemo, radiation etc..with my mom....My mom was always sick with one thing or another tons of x-rays done etc... I was like how did this happen and not seen earleir....I found out...LC is the # 1 killer of all cancers combined.....most goes undected until its found in later stages...because it does not always show up in a xray or even a cat scan....alot of times its found through a petscan because insurances wont cover a petscan unless they detect something.....but mamagrams are done all the time, and alot of places will do mamagrams free.....mamagrams have saved so many people....wht dont they do yearly petscans if it means they could save so many people.....
It may have been too late for my mom, but trying to find out these answers I fell like I'm fighting for my mom or standing up for her......
Thanks, Laura ( sorry for the ranting)