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Re: Are you and your primary care doc ready to talk about your DNA?
Hmmm, well a very interesting article. By way of disclosure, I am no fan of Geisinger. That said, my initial thought upon reading this is that it is a great tool to inform people, hopefully in time to make changes that may avert or lessen their genetic propensity toward a given disease. However, the nagging question is who will receive this information? How will insurance companies react should this information be available to them? I am not just reserving this line of thinking to health insurance providers, but also to life insurance companies. Do we truly trust that our DNA sequencing will remain private?
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Laurel
Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08
7mm invasive component
Partial mast. 5/08
Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH
0/5 nodes
4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08
Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09
Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09
Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08
Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08
Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard!
Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara
15 Years NED
I think I just might hang around awhile....
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