[madubois63]

Grace - I have read the replies and then reread your question several times. I have to agree with Debbie, this can be a very sticky situation!! I think it all depends on the person that you may or might not be offering the advise too. Not everyone wants to be proactive in their care. For all the members here at this site learning and discussing their own treatments WITH the doctors, there are 10 or 100 times more people that don't want to know anymore than what the doctor offers. I have friends that let husband's and family deal with the doctors and just do the treatments without even knowing what they were getting. I think that you should tell the person that you read a lot about the subject and that you would be glad to help find information if the person was interest. Great opportunity to give out this site...

I did not have the test. I do not regret any chemo or treatment I've done. I did have to stop Herceptin for a few months because of a drop in the MUGA, but that fixed itself; and of course, I did get that blood cancer you mentioned. Genetic testing says it was from the carboplaten and not the adriamycin. Funny thing, several anthracyclines were used to fight my leukemia.