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What treatment decisions did you make with stage 1, Oncotype 34?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Feb 24 8:40am | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
@jmab I may be wrong but I thought I read ILC doesn't respond particularly well to chemo but I could well be wrong on that. So take that comment with a grain of salt as they say.
Having a score of 22 would have ruled out chemo since generally 26 is now considered the score when they start to recommend chemo. I was 60 years old when I was diagnosed.
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@vegada My first oncologist declined to order the oncotype test because she didn't think it was necessary, but my current oncologist ordered it. I guess it's a useful tool but again, it's just 1 piece of the puzzle. It's interesting that the oncotype score does not take into account tumor size, for example. Considering it's a $5K test, I can understand why some doctors don't use it.