2nd Update on friend! Still frustrated!

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Hi,

Thanks to everyone for your responses. I gave my friend a copy of all the posts and she appreciates everyones help.

She had her phone conversation yesterday with the Breast Cancer Clinic Onc she met with last week.

Basically he said she is ER + with the DCIS and ER - with the invasion so she is both. They are going with the ER Negative result for future treatment. They want her to do Radiation for 2-3 weeks and that's it. Nothing else, NO Herceptin, No Chemo and No Tamoxifin. My friend is back to being frustrated because she feels like something is missing, like a piece of the puzzle is missing. I agree with her but I don't think she knows what to do next.

She wants to have the test done to see if she carries the gene, another masectomy of the right breast and a hysterectomy even though she may come back that she doesn't carry the gene.

Can someone tells us about the Oncotype DX test? What is it and do you think my friend she ask to have this test done?

What do you think about her Oncs just having her do 2-3 weeks of radiation with NO future meds? Maybe this is all she needs and we are looking for something that isn't there, it's just black and white but we are seeing so much grey in her treatment.

Any thoughts or ideas you can share would again be appreciated!

Toni