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Becky · 02-07-2007, 10:56 AM

Hi Vicki

I hope you're doing good. I believe that they need fresh tissue to perform the test but the test seems fairly accurate.

Therefore, I think it is for the newly diagnosed. I think the benefit will be there for Stage 1 people or Stage 2A but they are 2A because of the size of the tumore (2cm or more) but have negative nodes. Some of these women might rely on masectomy or lumpectomy with radiation as their only means of treatment when it might not be enough. The test also only gives chance of recurrence without inferring how that result might change with adjuvant therapies (ie: chemo, targeted therapies, hormone therapies etc).

Miss you

02-07-2007, 10:56 AM	#3
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Hi Vicki I hope you're doing good. I believe that they need fresh tissue to perform the test but the test seems fairly accurate. Therefore, I think it is for the newly diagnosed. I think the benefit will be there for Stage 1 people or Stage 2A but they are 2A because of the size of the tumore (2cm or more) but have negative nodes. Some of these women might rely on masectomy or lumpectomy with radiation as their only means of treatment when it might not be enough. The test also only gives chance of recurrence without inferring how that result might change with adjuvant therapies (ie: chemo, targeted therapies, hormone therapies etc). Miss you __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"