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Re: HER2+ and BRCA mutations - 1 or 2?
I had the test done as I mentioned to my breast surgeon that I was 100% Askenazi Jewish. My insurance (Aetna HMO Open Access) paid for the whole thing. I was willing to pay for it if they weren't. I was told that testing only 3 dna strings would cost around 300-400 dollars. The comprehensive test is thousands of dollars. I only did the smaller test. I came up negative for both BRC1 and BRC2. For me, I wanted to know as I couldn't understand (and still don't) why I have Breast Cancer. No female in my family has ever had it. No family history.
Best wishes.
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Lori, age 45, married mother of 2 boys
age 13 and 9
Diagnosed 7/15/09
Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma
ER+, PR+, HER2+
2.5 Tumor
Grade 3
Stage 2A
BRC1/BRC2 NEGATIVE
8/18 Lumpectomy
8/18 Sentinal Node Biopsy
clear nodes
clear margins
9/16/09 TCH Treatment
Taxotere, Carboplatin, Herceptin
Every 3 weeks for 18 weeks total
Herceptin every week until 18 weeks
then every 3 weeks until 52 weeks are done
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