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@kfontaine1002 Yes, I am waiting for my first set of results now. Your surgeon / care team needs to order the test. You can learn about all the tests at natera oncology, which is a third party. It was literally PULLING teeth to get this test from the CC. No one seemed to know what I was talking about. Since I persisted, they finally routed my request to oncology from urology and my test was ordered - ALTERA. From what I have read this test will disclose everything there is to know about the blood circulation in my body via bio markers and the tumor deep dive via sequencing. This should reveal with great accuracy the additional exposure I have to cancer and the best course of treatment for my unique dna situation. You want this test.

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@michzn Be prepared if this is your first test. It took over two months to get the first results. Natera actually called me to set up my next blood draw before I got the first results.