Cancer Support

dixiegrrrrl

(60,012 posts)

10. ty for that info.....

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 04:39 PM

Aug 2016

Looks like they are gonna send some samples of the tumor, which thankfully they kept after surgery.

Which made me wonder ...how long does a lab hold onto your specifmens? Is their a rule/law about time? hmmm.

I will feel tons better if I have to have chemo becuase it seems warranted as opposed to having it because it is the treatment protocol for everyone,
no matter what kind of breast cancer they have.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

16 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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