I strongly recommend all go to www.sabcs.org and

[Cathya]

Lani;

Exactly what test should one have done to get a total genetic picture of their tumor? Living in Canada it is not easy to get genetic testing done (and very expensive) so while I am interested I would like to be sure I am asking for the right test.

Thanks,

Cathy

[Lani]

a variation of it, the 70 gene Mammaprint, developed by a team in the Netherlands, is, but I am not sure if they will provide you with the actual info from the 1000s of genes studied on the microgene array and it can only be run on fresh frozen tissue taken at the time of surgery. A team at MD Anderson is also trying to offer a test which will document the relevant genes in all types of breast cancer for treatment decisions, but it is not yet commercially available.

I try to post interesting, helpful and/or hopeful items that I hear at meetings and that I read--some things are immediately available (eg Boswellia serrata) others are cutting edge findings from research many of which are not yet available and certainly are not "standard of care" everywhere.

Unfortunately when we talk about personalized treatment of cancer, we are not there yet. But we might speed things up if we keep informed and push our government to fund cancer research.

[eric]

Sorry but I don't see Hot 5. Any other direction?