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Christine MH-UK · 10-23-2008, 04:56 AM

So far, everyone has said that they got their her2 result soon enough.

There can be problems because of shortages of people to do the tests. According to a doctor I met at a party (who did not know that I was a cancer patient), the government put in very hard standards for the test interpreters with harsh penalties for people who failed the tests. As a result, people focus on just qualifying to do one test. This doctor had worked on the European continent before and most people there had one main test they did and one or two others that they did as needed. Major problems can arise if something happens to the person who is qualified to do the test. I was in chemo with the woman who did the BRCA1/BRCA2 tests and she couldn't even get herself tested because she was THE person who interpreted the results for a wide area.

It will be good to know where the her2 test is still a problem so the blackspots can be sorted out and I have told people to keep a look out for this.

10-23-2008, 04:56 AM	#30
Christine MH-UK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 414	I have drawn this article to the attention of UK patients So far, everyone has said that they got their her2 result soon enough. There can be problems because of shortages of people to do the tests. According to a doctor I met at a party (who did not know that I was a cancer patient), the government put in very hard standards for the test interpreters with harsh penalties for people who failed the tests. As a result, people focus on just qualifying to do one test. This doctor had worked on the European continent before and most people there had one main test they did and one or two others that they did as needed. Major problems can arise if something happens to the person who is qualified to do the test. I was in chemo with the woman who did the BRCA1/BRCA2 tests and she couldn't even get herself tested because she was THE person who interpreted the results for a wide area. It will be good to know where the her2 test is still a problem so the blackspots can be sorted out and I have told people to keep a look out for this.