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Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: 6 hours ago | Replies (9)
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Both of your responses are very helpful and I thank you. My CA-125 was 268 at the highest with extensive cancer, then went down dramatically after surgery and again with each chemo treatment. This last time it went to 18 from 14 three months earlier and I was concerned but the oncologist wasn't. Now I'm thinking I want to have the Signaterra testing in case the CA-125 isn't reflecting signs of a recurrance. Does insurance cover the testing for ovarian cancer? And what is NED?
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No Evidence of Disease. (This means they can't detect your cancer on a CT/PET scan, but doesn't imply that you're cancer-free.)
@juliejane on the "Has your doctor..." thread said her insurance paid for it. I was under the impression that insurance didn't pay.
Definitely seems worth doing, as long as it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Sequencing tests like that have the potential to generate monster bills. So I'd definitely try to check beforehand.
I had Caris DNA testing done over a year ago. The insurance company wouldn't pay and declared that I owe Caris $21,000. I've done a lot of complaining to Caris, and they still haven't tried to bill me for this. I'm starting to wonder if they're hoping to get it out of my estate, since they know I'm going to cause trouble if they send me a huge bill. I'm sort of afraid to ask about it, in case they've just forgotten.