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Rich66 · 03-21-2009, 11:45 AM

Update on this issue. I gave the onc the article that Debbie sent me:

http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.o...61?maxtoshow=&
HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=her-2+negative&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=
0&resourcetype=HWCIT

It, along with borderline liver biopsy and apparent progression(1 growing lung met) on Xeloda, was enough to get him to order the test.
regarding not doing tests if they don't know how to interpret them, consider this: Many tests have usefulness as a baseline record as ability to interpret evolves over time. Unless prohibitively expensive, I think it might be useful to get info from all available tests now so that results may be used in the future.
Thanks again for the link.

03-21-2009, 11:45 AM	#7
Rich66 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 3,431	Update on this issue. I gave the onc the article that Debbie sent me: http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.o...61?maxtoshow=& HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=her-2+negative&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX= 0&resourcetype=HWCIT It, along with borderline liver biopsy and apparent progression(1 growing lung met) on Xeloda, was enough to get him to order the test. regarding not doing tests if they don't know how to interpret them, consider this: Many tests have usefulness as a baseline record as ability to interpret evolves over time. Unless prohibitively expensive, I think it might be useful to get info from all available tests now so that results may be used in the future. Thanks again for the link.