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Lani · 04-23-2007, 05:01 PM

tumor tissue is required. Therefore if you know of someone newly diagnosed, it will be necessary for them to ask their surgeon that a portion of their biopsy specimen not be placed in paraffin if they want to consider this test (should it be available to them)

04-23-2007, 05:01 PM	#2
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,778	if you read the above carefully you will see that fresh tumor tissue is required. Therefore if you know of someone newly diagnosed, it will be necessary for them to ask their surgeon that a portion of their biopsy specimen not be placed in paraffin if they want to consider this test (should it be available to them)