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MJo · 06-05-2006, 07:46 AM

If insurance covers it or if you can afford it, ask for an Oncotype DX test. I don't know exactly how it works, but it looks at 12 aspects of the tumor and is accurate in predicting rate of recurrence in node negative women. My insurance refuses to pay so I'm stuck with a $3000+ bill, but I'm not sorry I did it.
I had Stage 1, clean margins, Grade 2, Her2++ BC and I went through A/C, Taxol/Herceptin. I'm now on Herceptin for a year, taking Arimidex and starting Radiation tomorrow. I'm hitting this with everything I can.

My oncologist told me "you likely are cured, but there are no tests to tell us when the cure took place or even IF you are cured. So we have to keep treating you." Makes sense to me. Wish it weren't so. Hope for better tests in the future.

06-05-2006, 07:46 AM	#3
MJo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wilmington, Del. Posts: 1,126	If insurance covers it or if you can afford it, ask for an Oncotype DX test. I don't know exactly how it works, but it looks at 12 aspects of the tumor and is accurate in predicting rate of recurrence in node negative women. My insurance refuses to pay so I'm stuck with a $3000+ bill, but I'm not sorry I did it. I had Stage 1, clean margins, Grade 2, Her2++ BC and I went through A/C, Taxol/Herceptin. I'm now on Herceptin for a year, taking Arimidex and starting Radiation tomorrow. I'm hitting this with everything I can. My oncologist told me "you likely are cured, but there are no tests to tell us when the cure took place or even IF you are cured. So we have to keep treating you." Makes sense to me. Wish it weren't so. Hope for better tests in the future.