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    Just an update about my Mom. Since all her radiation in her sinus area, her PET scans have been clear. The scan did show mm on her knee area. They radiated it and it's been clear since. Her PET scan last week showed it had spread to her shoulder, adrenal gland area near liver, right breast, and spine. Because it has now spread to vital organs, she is able to start drug Sutent with Dr. Hodi at Dana Farber (he has been...

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      My Mom was diagnosed with this last summer. Her first surgery was to remove a 'polyp', but after pathology, it showed melanoma. The doctor chose not to do radiation, but just have her in every 3 months for PET scan and/or CAT scan. All scans have been clean, but last month her right side started bleeding. She went back and another polyp discovered. The ENT sent her to Mass Eye and Ear in Boston. She had ano...

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