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Re: Too old for Chemo
"Then I saw the chemo doctor. He said my cancer was very aggressive and I should have chemo. He wanted a Oncotype DX Breast test, but my insurance said it had to be HER2 negative before they would cover it."
Why would an expert like a chemo doctor recommend the Oncotype DX testing when the insurance company only pays for such a test if the patient is HER2 negative? Is it because the insurance company considers the HER2 positive diagnosis to be absolutely indicative of the importance of chemotherapy, but the oncologist doesn't?
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Dx 2002 age 51
bc for granny, aunt, cousin, sister, mother.
ER+/PR+/HER2+++, grade 3
IDC 1.9 cm, some DCIS, Stage 1, Grade 3
Lumpectomy, CAFx6 (no blood boosters), IMRT rads, 1 3/4 yr tamoxifen
Rads necrosis
BRCA 1 & 2 negative
Trials: Early detection OVCA; 2004 low-dose testosterone for bc survivors
Diet: Primarily vegetarian organic; metformin (no diabetes), vitamin D3
Exercise: 7 days a week, 1 hr/day
No trastuzumab, no taxane, no AI
NED
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