- https://www.petscansontario.ca/about
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Interesting site for Ontario / Canadian patients - having cancer ( even if it is in remission )- is a learning process.
"What are PET scans?
Positron emission tomography, or PET scanning, is a type of nuclear medicine imaging exam that shows the structure and function of organs and tissues.
Imaging exams are routinely used to provide information on the shape and size of parts of the anatomy. This information is used to diagnose illness, and to make decisions about treatment.
What’s the difference between a PET scan and a CT scan or an MRI?
Traditional imaging (such as Ultrasound, X-ray, CT or MRI) may detect disease based on physical changes in the person’s anatomy.
PET scanning reveals changes in biochemical processes (e.g., sugar metabolism) that may occur before any changes in anatomy are visible.
The advantage of PET scanning is that it may show more extensive disease than the CT or MRI. This information will change how the illness is managed (for example, whether a patient is offered aggressive, potentially curative treatment as opposed to palliative treatment). "I was asked by the Cancer Care Ontario group to share the following with other men with PCa about
how to improve patient service. This may be of interest to our American cousins ( and those who like processing data streams - I wonder who??) - here is her letter ...
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Dear DPM Team Patient Members,
We hope that you are doing well and are enjoying your summers. We are writing to invite you to participate in a short exercise that will help Cancer Care Ontario improve the PET Scans Ontario website.
One of Cancer Care Ontario (CCO)’s responsibilities is ensuring that access to PET scans in Ontario is based on scientific evidence. We do this through the PET Scans Ontario program.
CCO is about
to reorganize the information on the PET Scans Ontario website -
www.petscansontario.ca to make it as easy to use as possible. Before we do, we’d like to get some input from the people who may be using it – healthcare providers and people living in Ontario who have an interest in PET scanning. As part of the process, we are inviting patients to participate in a short online exercise that will help us reorganize the website.
What are PET Scans?Positron emission tomography, or PET scanning, is a type of nuclear medicine imaging exam that shows the structure and function of organs and tissues. PET scanning is used to help diagnosis the presence and severity of cancer. It can also help doctors choose the most appropriate treatments. The advantage of PET scanning is that it may show more extensive disease than other types of diagnostic imaging (such as a CT or MRI). For more information on PET scans, please see the PET Scan Ontario website: https://www.petscansontario.ca/about
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What do we require?We are inviting you to perform a very simple online card sorting exercise that will give some great insight into how to make the PET Scans Ontario website easier to use. Participation is entirely voluntary and will likely take about
10 to 20 minutes of your time. Your participation would be greatly appreciated.
What’s a card sorting exercise?A card sorting exercise asks you to sort virtual “cards” into categories that make sense to you. We’ve started this exercise with 6 pre-defined categories. You can change them or create your own categories if you wish. A card sorting exercise will help build the structure of the website.
How do you participate?It’s simple. Just go to
www.simplecardsort.com/sort.php?s=SWA2IGC3&p=213, follow the instructions and start sorting! Please be sure to complete your card sort by June 29, 2012.
(Note: You’ll be asked to enter your name before you start, but you don’t have to use your full name or even your real name if you wish to remain anonymous.)
Thank you for considering our request. You are also welcome to forward this request to other individuals that may be interested in providing feedback.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Many Thanks,
Anna Chyjek, BSc, CCRA
Program Coordinator | Disease Pathway Management Secretariat |
416.971.9800 x3897 |
[email protected] |
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Post Edited (tatt2man) : 6/22/2012 6:42:40 PM (GMT-6)