The size of the tumor changed from June 30 to 28 Oct.
The volume of the tumor is calculated by multiplying the Length x Width x Depth dimension of the Ultrasound measurements.
It shows a slight decline from June (first detected) to Aug 13 (immediately after 1st NGPDT treatment). It increased till 1 Sept 3 weeks after NGPDT treatment. Mom went through a 2nd NGPDT on 5-13 Sept. 4 weeks after the 2nd NGPDT treatment, tumor volume decreased in 28 Oct.
Well, is this good? We will only know for sure after the PET scan to show the actual activity within the tumor. Size is only 1 dimension to indicate the severity of the cancer.
It shows a slight decline from June (first detected) to Aug 13 (immediately after 1st NGPDT treatment). It increased till 1 Sept 3 weeks after NGPDT treatment. Mom went through a 2nd NGPDT on 5-13 Sept. 4 weeks after the 2nd NGPDT treatment, tumor volume decreased in 28 Oct.
Well, is this good? We will only know for sure after the PET scan to show the actual activity within the tumor. Size is only 1 dimension to indicate the severity of the cancer.