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Bone Scan
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CT Scan
Hormone Therapy for Cancer
MRI Scan
PET Scan
Radiotherapy
Ultrasound Scan

Scans

Scans are used by medical personnel to check bodily systems, look for any signs of disease and also gauge if treatment is managing to remove and/or reduce the presence of already diagnosed disease.

There are many different types of scan. The main ones are listed below:

Bone Scan
CT Scan
MRI Scan
PET Scan
Ultrasound Scan

Contacts

Cancer Research UK	P.O. Box 123, Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PX 0207 242 0200	Cancer Research home CancerHelp home
Macmillan Cancer Support	89 Albert Embankment London, SE1 7UQ 0207 840 7840 (office) 0808 808 0000 (Help line)	Macmillan information

Review date: June 2012

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