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Kimberly Lewis · 04-05-2006, 07:20 PM

Hi - My sister's onc told her to consider having genetic testing done for the BRCA1 + BRCA2. Her insurance will cover the gentic counceling and the test itself. She lives in NY I live in North Carolina. I was told my insurance wouldn't cover it for me. I was diagnosed 5/05 as stage 3a... her2+++ and erpr+.
Her Dr. response was I think you will die of heart disease before breast cancer! (she smokes and drinks heavily) so far though she is the picure of health!

04-05-2006, 07:20 PM	#4
Kimberly Lewis Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Posts: 279	Not much info but some... Hi - My sister's onc told her to consider having genetic testing done for the BRCA1 + BRCA2. Her insurance will cover the gentic counceling and the test itself. She lives in NY I live in North Carolina. I was told my insurance wouldn't cover it for me. I was diagnosed 5/05 as stage 3a... her2+++ and erpr+. Her Dr. response was I think you will die of heart disease before breast cancer! (she smokes and drinks heavily) so far though she is the picure of health!