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10-28-2007, 11:47 AM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

Now, it isn't necessarily reflected here, but...

Now, it isn't necessarily reflected here, but just so's youse guys know - Debbie (dlaxague) and I do have a lot in common and are friends behind the scenes... we both like potatoes, love the Four...

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10-25-2007, 06:42 PM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

Well, I am glad they are definite and decided...

Well, I am glad they are definite and decided about what they recommend... LOL. That is an attempt at sarcasm, fyi.

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10-25-2007, 05:52 PM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

Debbie, Goodness. I suppose you have parsed...

Debbie,
Goodness. I suppose you have parsed the report to the inth degree and proved your point if that is what you are hoping to do. You are "righter" than I am if you need to be. I retract "well...

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10-25-2007, 05:35 PM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

Hi Debbie, "The following categories showed...

Hi Debbie,

"The following categories showed evidence of clinical utility and were recommended for use in practice: CA 15-3, CA 27.29... Not all applications for these markers were supported,...

Forum: her2group

10-25-2007, 03:30 PM

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Posted By hutchibk

Well, there you go.

Well, there you go.

Forum: her2group

10-25-2007, 10:00 AM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

Just to be extra clear... my onc agrees that TMs...

Just to be extra clear... my onc agrees that TMs don't always offer trustworthy info for every patient. But then much of the time, along with other monitoring methods that create the big picture,...

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10-24-2007, 08:55 PM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

HI Bev - I think that his (and my) opinion would...

HI Bev - I think that his (and my) opinion would concur... the stakes are too high to not monitor closely - until we know more about the true efficacy of the targeted agents over time.

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10-24-2007, 08:33 PM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

I spoke with my doctor today about this debate....

I spoke with my doctor today about this debate. He stated that it is hotly discussed and controversial among oncologists as well... it seems to me to be broken down into basically two groups: *those...

Forum: her2group

10-18-2007, 01:11 AM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

I will just simply have to agree to disagree with...

I will just simply have to agree to disagree with you, Debbie. Respectfully.
However:
1. the referenced 'abstract' that at the beginning of the thread that started this discussion, and the NCCN...

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10-16-2007, 09:07 PM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

We are learning and proving daily that commonly...

We are learning and proving daily that commonly proposed "guidelines and standards of care" by all kinds of organizations and networks are obsolete and flat out wrong... and we are successfully...

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10-16-2007, 09:52 AM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

HI Debbie - read my posts a A LOT closer. They...

HI Debbie - read my posts a A LOT closer. They are NOT irrelevant to the discussion. I beg to differ wholeheartedly. I did not have advanced b/c the first time my TMs hinted to us that I should go...

Forum: her2group

10-15-2007, 11:13 PM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

I would like to stand as proof otherwise in...

I would like to stand as proof otherwise in deference to the prevailing thought of no survival benefit. I would not be here now were it not for tumor markers!

Forum: her2group

10-15-2007, 09:07 AM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

I know that some/many docs don't believe in...

I know that some/many docs don't believe in them... I am glad that my doc does. He doesn't rely soley on them, but they are an integral piece to the puzzle in my journey - and like I said, they have...

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10-14-2007, 12:17 PM

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Routine marker testing and recurrence... worth it?

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Posted By hutchibk

All I can offer is that my CA 15.3 has always...

All I can offer is that my CA 15.3 has always been the earliest indication that I had distant mets... in 05 when I showed up with my first recurrance, lungs and chest nodes, CA 15.3 had started to...

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