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Need a ONCO DX test but was started on letrozole before surgery

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 14, 2023 | Replies (33)
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@anjalima

My understanding is that doctors order ONCOTYPE on pre surgical biopsy to determine if chemotherapy might be a useful pre surgical treatment to shrink tumors and treat lymph nodes in the hope of reducing the need for radical axillary node removal.

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callalloo | @callalloo | Aug 23, 2022

That could be as well. I think it would be helpful to have the data as soon as possible. I had surgery within a week of pre-surgery biopsy so there wasn't much delay involved. Getting a low OncotypeDX 'risk of recurrence' was welcome news though and I'm glad that my oncologist suggested the test (and glad insurance covered the cost)!

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