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09-14-2009, 11:49 PM

would be interesting to know, but you are the expert, so assume you may have some insight into why this would be reported.
I can't imagine they would give anyone herceptin with all its cost without some kind of definitive test, can you?
The health insurance providers in this country are so careful to not spend money (i.e., make profit), I guess there has to be some kind of explanation as to why herceptin would be given in these circumstances.
Thanks Lani.
I am coming up on my 3 year diagnosis/surgery date within the next 30 days.
I have to say I have started to put it behind me, in the sense that I did what the docs said, all I could do, and all seems to be going okay. I don't think I will get too excited until the herceptin 3 year date until next spring, maybe then I will feel like celebrating.
I was stage 2, 3 cm in left (which they said was DCIS at diagnosis and biopsy), negative nodes, but they found a 1 cm satellite tumor at mastectomy that they didn't see upon diagnosis.

09-14-2009, 11:49 PM	#5
rl2 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: insufficient her2 testing--not enough patients given possibility of benefiting f would be interesting to know, but you are the expert, so assume you may have some insight into why this would be reported. I can't imagine they would give anyone herceptin with all its cost without some kind of definitive test, can you? The health insurance providers in this country are so careful to not spend money (i.e., make profit), I guess there has to be some kind of explanation as to why herceptin would be given in these circumstances. Thanks Lani. I am coming up on my 3 year diagnosis/surgery date within the next 30 days. I have to say I have started to put it behind me, in the sense that I did what the docs said, all I could do, and all seems to be going okay. I don't think I will get too excited until the herceptin 3 year date until next spring, maybe then I will feel like celebrating. I was stage 2, 3 cm in left (which they said was DCIS at diagnosis and biopsy), negative nodes, but they found a 1 cm satellite tumor at mastectomy that they didn't see upon diagnosis.