Comment by Randypea

My cancer was finally found in my intestine. This is another opportunity. My primary oncologist and local surgeon were telling me the primary tumor, which has metastasized to a very large liver tumor, could not be found. I did my own research and found they had ordered the wrong type of imaging scan. Only after I pushed to have the correct scan (Gallium 68 PET/CT scan) was the primary tumor found. This was a "lack of information" for my local oncologist. Computer-aided diagnosis would have helped him. An additional new symptom (flushing) appeared and my PCP recognized a specific cheap blood test was needed that led to the cancer being found. I am happy to contribute to an imaging study. But I want to work on cancer screening. What kind of automation/screening would be needed to prevent 10 years of misdiagnosis by my PCP? ... not only for this type of cancer but for all of the top 15-20 types of cancer. People are not being screened. How can we make screening affordable? And how can we raise awareness of possible misdiagnosis and or affordable screening?