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chrisy · 05-29-2006, 09:23 PM

I have asked both of my oncs - my regular one and my second opinion doc at UCSF. Neither of them think this would be worthwhile and one poo poo'd it as only being recommended by the people who sell it. Clearly, there are people on this board who have found it useful - Gina comes to mind. However, the medical/oncology community clearly is not "on board" with the value of this test.

I don't know if others are also encountering this resistance - my oncs don't really rely on tumor markers, either - so what did I expect!

Thanks - and good luck at ASCO! I look forward to your posts on this.

05-29-2006, 09:23 PM	#13
chrisy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 3,207	My docs aren't convinced I have asked both of my oncs - my regular one and my second opinion doc at UCSF. Neither of them think this would be worthwhile and one poo poo'd it as only being recommended by the people who sell it. Clearly, there are people on this board who have found it useful - Gina comes to mind. However, the medical/oncology community clearly is not "on board" with the value of this test. I don't know if others are also encountering this resistance - my oncs don't really rely on tumor markers, either - so what did I expect! Thanks - and good luck at ASCO! I look forward to your posts on this.