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I had a DEXA scan back in mid October, but haven't had the results yet, although I'm chasing them up! My question is does this scan also show whether the cancer has spread to my bones from the prostate please? Thank you, Bas
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I had a DEXA scan back in mid October, but haven't had the results yet, although I'm chasing them up! My question is does this scan also show whether the cancer has spread to my bones from the prostate please? Thank you, Bas
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