Guest guest Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 Hi, - Congratulations on your good news. You are very right to ask questions about this; I'm not a doctor, but I have read literally thousands of members' treatment experiences, and have never heard of cobalt beam therapy being suggested as a preventive measure against thyroid cancer. May I ask what center you're being treated at? What type of doctor is managing your treatment? NYC SilverMt wrote: > FIrst the good news: > > I just saw the 6 week post RAI scan, and there is no sign of > metastasis!!! WHOO HOO! > > However, the doctor at the cancer treatment center wants me to > go through a 6-week daily cobalt beam therapy. When I asked > him why, he said it was 'preventative'. He also told me that he > doesn't do periodic RAI checks. > > >From everything I have heard on here, and read in the literature, > this sounds strange. If the scan doesn't show any spread, why > would the beam therapy be necessary?? > > Can anyone comment? > > > > Dx - Stage III papillary thyroid cancer > subtotal thyroidectomy 2/19/03 > RAI 4/4/03 > body scan 5/9/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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