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Lani · 08-13-2006, 03:29 AM

But I don't think it can hurt to be tested and I don't think the test costs that much more than tumor markers. Why don't you bring it up with your oncologist --most will probably say "we don't have data to support that yet"

You can retort: does that mean for your wife/mother/sister/daughter you would not do anything that they do not yet have data to support?

There is so much more we don't know about this disease than what we know--we must always "push the envelope"

08-13-2006, 03:29 AM	#6
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,783	this is just one study and the answer is---they don't know yet! But I don't think it can hurt to be tested and I don't think the test costs that much more than tumor markers. Why don't you bring it up with your oncologist --most will probably say "we don't have data to support that yet" You can retort: does that mean for your wife/mother/sister/daughter you would not do anything that they do not yet have data to support? There is so much more we don't know about this disease than what we know--we must always "push the envelope"