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MJo · 01-14-2007, 07:22 AM

Occasionally I go onto the Ask An Expert board at Johns Hopkins. In responses to several questions about the Oncotype, the doctor has said the oncotype is useful EXCEPT if you have Her2. I think most her2 cancers will show up as high risk or high moderate risk. If any Her2 cancer has showed up as a low risk on the Oncotype, I'd like to know about it. So if your cancer is already going to show up as high risk and your health insurance will give you trouble about paying for the Oncotype, I'd skip it. (I had it last year. Got a score of 32, the beginning of high risk category. My insurance won't pay for it. I will have to shell out 3000).

01-14-2007, 07:22 AM	#5
MJo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wilmington, Del. Posts: 1,126	Occasionally I go onto the Ask An Expert board at Johns Hopkins. In responses to several questions about the Oncotype, the doctor has said the oncotype is useful EXCEPT if you have Her2. I think most her2 cancers will show up as high risk or high moderate risk. If any Her2 cancer has showed up as a low risk on the Oncotype, I'd like to know about it. So if your cancer is already going to show up as high risk and your health insurance will give you trouble about paying for the Oncotype, I'd skip it. (I had it last year. Got a score of 32, the beginning of high risk category. My insurance won't pay for it. I will have to shell out 3000). __________________ MJO IDC, Stage I, Grade 2 Oncotype DX Score 32 Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg. Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins 3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4) 4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well) 36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score) 2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara Finished Femara May 2011