{"id":48951,"date":"2010-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/03\/10\/unmc-lymphoma-expert-avoid-unnecessary-ct-pet-scans\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T19:21:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T00:21:42","slug":"unmc-lymphoma-expert-avoid-unnecessary-ct-pet-scans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/03\/10\/unmc-lymphoma-expert-avoid-unnecessary-ct-pet-scans\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC lymphoma expert: avoid unnecessary CT, PET scans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">If you have been treated for lymphoma, are in complete remission and have no symptoms, lymphoma experts say there is no reason to have routinely scheduled computed tomography (CT) scan or positron-emission tomography (PET) scans for check-ups.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">The tests could expose patients to low-dose radiation from the medical imaging. Patients might be at risk for other types of cancer including lung or breast cancer and the unnecessary testing drives up health care costs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">But every year, excessive medical imaging such as CT and PET scans are ordered by physicians &ndash; often at the insistence of patients<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">In the March 11 issue of the <span style=\"color: black\">New England Journal of Medicine, a University of Nebraska Medical Center oncologist, Julie Vose, M.D., <span style=\"color: black\">and co-author Malik Juweid, M.D., published their recommendations in a letter to the editor. The letter related to a recent journal article that outlined the amount of radiation received with the scans.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">Though Drs. Vose and Juweid wrote about scans in <\/span>early-stage Hodgkin&rsquo;s lymphoma, <span style=\"color: black\">the standard of care advice also applies to non-Hodgkin&rsquo;s lymphoma. Dr. Juweid is a professor of radiology at the University of Iowa.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&ldquo;Recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma is detected in patients with localized disease with the use of scans in only about 2 percent of patients, with no proven long-term benefit,&rdquo; said Dr. Vose, Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professorial Chair and chief of the UNMC division of hematology\/oncology. &ldquo;Yet these patients, who are usually young, generally undergo five to 10&nbsp;CT scans of the chest, abdomen, or pelvis, often in addition to several PET&ndash;CTs, within the initial three to five years of their treatment.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&ldquo;Eliminating these scans will <span style=\"color: black\">reduce unnecessary exposure to radiation and unnecessary health care costs,&rdquo; she said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">More than 80 percent of the recurrences are first identified by the patient or the examining physician without the use of imaging.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">Normally, lymphoma patients receive scans at diagnosis, during their treatment and at the end of their treatment. &nbsp;If the patient has no signs of lymphoma after therapy is completed, a&nbsp;standard of care is to carefully examine the patient and talk to them about symptoms.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">In addition, routine blood tests and a yearly chest radiograph are done if indicated. Dr. Vose said if a patient asks, the policy is not to do a scan unless there are symptoms or an exam gives cause for concern. &nbsp;<\/span>&ldquo;In patients at low risk of recurrence, reducing the exposure to excessive radiation is an important goal,&rdquo; she said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 9pt\">As the state&rsquo;s only academic health science center, UNMC is on the leading edge of health care. Breakthroughs are possible because hard-working researchers, educators and clinicians are resolved to work together to fuel discovery. In 2009, UNMC&rsquo;s extramural research support topped $100 million for the first time, resulting in the creation of 3,600 jobs in Nebraska. UNMC&rsquo;s academic excellence is shown through its award-winning programs, and its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through its commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country&#8217;s leading health care centers. UNMC&#8217;s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 550 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC&rsquo;s Web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/\">www.unmc.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"center\"><i>-30-<\/i><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; If you have been treated for lymphoma, are in complete remission and have no symptoms, lymphoma experts say there is no reason to have routinely scheduled computed tomography (CT) scan or positron-emission tomography (PET) scans for check-ups. &nbsp; The tests could expose patients to low-dose radiation from the medical imaging. 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