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Hi I have just been diagnosed
What a shock on the 7th Feb to find out the news I had my surgery on the 14th Feb, soooo lucky to be done so quick, not a lot of time to dwell on things. I have been told I have a grade 2 IDC and onl...
Hi @Berchel14,
"Your surgeon or medical oncologist may talk to you about gene profile tests such as Oncotype DX, Prosigna, EndoPredict or MammaPrint. " https://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/treatment/surgery/breast-cancer-pathology/
Depending on your pathology report and other factors, might it be worthwhile doing one of the genomic assay tests?
I did Oncotype DX. The result indicated that chemo was of less than 1% benefit and not worth the side effects for me.
Also, check again re public vs private. You can save your money and go public from now on for radiation therapy and medical oncology etc. I went through the public surgery, radiotherapy and now medical oncology system. My surgeon does both public and private work. She leaves one day per week free for her public patients, so I did not have to wait long after my diagnosis. 10 days.
All the best. x
"Your surgeon or medical oncologist may talk to you about gene profile tests such as Oncotype DX, Prosigna, EndoPredict or MammaPrint. " https://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/treatment/surgery/breast-cancer-pathology/
Depending on your pathology report and other factors, might it be worthwhile doing one of the genomic assay tests?
I did Oncotype DX. The result indicated that chemo was of less than 1% benefit and not worth the side effects for me.
Also, check again re public vs private. You can save your money and go public from now on for radiation therapy and medical oncology etc. I went through the public surgery, radiotherapy and now medical oncology system. My surgeon does both public and private work. She leaves one day per week free for her public patients, so I did not have to wait long after my diagnosis. 10 days.
All the best. x