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AlaskaAngel · 10-26-2008, 10:22 AM

'lisbeth,

Like you, I wonder if there is some weakness to the test that isn't obvious?

But at the same time.... consider that it took a long time before testing for HER2 was more routinely done by oncologists (and it appears from some posts that even THAT still is not done as routinely as it should be!)

At time of diagnosis the learning curve is pretty steep and if there isn't much publicity about a test it gets lost in the shuffle. I hope to see my surgeon soon and will ask him about this, and whether the cancer center routinely uses the test or not, and if not, why not...

Maybe some others could do the same, and see what the consensus is about this?

AlaskaAngel

10-26-2008, 10:22 AM	#2
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	Moving this thread up 'lisbeth, Like you, I wonder if there is some weakness to the test that isn't obvious? But at the same time.... consider that it took a long time before testing for HER2 was more routinely done by oncologists (and it appears from some posts that even THAT still is not done as routinely as it should be!) At time of diagnosis the learning curve is pretty steep and if there isn't much publicity about a test it gets lost in the shuffle. I hope to see my surgeon soon and will ask him about this, and whether the cancer center routinely uses the test or not, and if not, why not... Maybe some others could do the same, and see what the consensus is about this? AlaskaAngel Last edited by AlaskaAngel; 10-26-2008 at 10:23 AM.. Reason: error in spacing