CancerCompass message board discussion started by Lilysmum on 11/18/2006 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,7861,0.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ HI, Do pet scans show if the cancer has spread to the bones especially the spine or only the cancer in the lymph nodes. Please reply Lilysmum Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT As far as I know Pet scan show cancer in any part of the body. Organs, nodes, brain, liver, etc....If its there -- it will light up on the scan. Nancy Negkj Sun, 19 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT my ct scan showed some bone matastize, vertibre and rt hip.  doc is ordering a pet scan. she says that this should be able to tell if ii is the cancer.  If not next step will be a bone scan. hope this helpsgretch gretchcaz Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT