Re: Ctc?
My oncologist just ordered the Veridex CellSearch Circulating Tumor Cell blood test. Quest offers the test. This is a nice plain English summary of the test:
http://www.oncbiz.com/interviews/pdf...AN09_OC_MC.pdf According to this article; Medicare also pays for it. I have just sent an insurance appeal to my local Connecticare insurance company to see if they will pay for it. I will keep you posted; re results..
Love Kim from CT
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2001 - Stage 0, lumpectomy, radiation, tamoxifen
2004 - Stage 4, mets to 4 lobes of lungs and liver, lumpectomy, er/pr -, her2 neu+++, Herceptin and Navelbine then Herceptin only.
2005 - Breast Ca vaccinations with the Tumor Vaccine Group in Seattle
2011 - Still Herceptin only and NED
2011, June - STOPPED Herceptin and kicked up my heels!
2012, February - 1 small tumor came back to haunt me in my lungs - back on Herceptin only, tumor stable.
2015, November - tumor on lungs removed (Segmentectomy), back on Herceptin only
Received U of W vaccine clinical "booster" Vaccine
2022 On Herceptin and NED continues - WOOT WOOT!
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