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Cancer Support

PennyK

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1. Very good info

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sun Aug 28, 2016, 12:36 PM

Aug 2016

Glad you will have this info to take with you.
I had genetic testing, since I'm an Ashkenazi Jew; results were negative...great news for my sister and also helpful to my daughters.

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Breast cancer patients could be spared chemotherapy with new test [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 OP

Very good info PennyK Aug 2016 #1

If your doctor doesn't bring it up independently, Ms. Toad Aug 2016 #2

Good info to know. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 #3

I didn't go 100 miles, but I did go 50 - Ms. Toad Aug 2016 #8

Firing them was the least you could do, I agree. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 #11

Just saw doc, he is ordering the test! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 #7

Yay! Ms. Toad Aug 2016 #9

ty for that info..... dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 #10

The lab that processed the tumor will hold it quite a while. Ms. Toad Aug 2016 #12

Mammaprint has actually been around, maybe new to the UK shrike Aug 2016 #4

that test is gonna be discussed today with my doc. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 #5

Yes, that site was a sanity saver for me, too. shrike Aug 2016 #6

Somewhat late for me, BUT PennyK Aug 2016 #13

Here is the link which discusses the various tests dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 #14

Ok, I finally took a few minutes to read this PennyK Aug 2016 #15

Hopefully you will find an availble test,Penny. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2016 #16