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Old 01-13-2007, 09:42 PM   #3
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On to Oncotype - Oncotype is a diagnostic test to try to calculate the possibilty of recurrence and isolate what chemo to treat with.

Oncotype is a cancer test that uses the unique gene expression profile of a patient's tumor to quantify the likelihood that her breast cancer will recur. Oncotype can provide doctors with a better understanding of the aggressiveness of individual tumors, and can also assess a patient's likely benefit from certain types of chemotherapy. This information may provide an added measure of confidence that the treatment plan is tailored to the patient's individual disease.
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