PET scans can accurately detect a breast tumor's response to chemotherapy

Researchers in Australia have shown that positron emission tomography that uses a radioactive sugar molecule is more useful than mammography and ultrasound in predicting a breast tumor's response to chemotherapy and, therefore, the patient's ultimate likelihood of survival. The research was presented at the European Cancer Conference in Barcelona today.

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