@songsparrow you can still have an Oncotype (or Mammaprint). After 5 years of meds you can have the Breast Cancer Index and/or Prosigna Assay. I had three tests done with my surgical pathology specimens. They are still available to you.
I read that cancers that are less than 1 cm, grade 1, and highly ER positive, HER2-, may not need an Oncotype. The decision on chemo is clearer and the risk of recurrence is probably low. If you meet those criteria I can try to find it.
Otherwise I wonder why your doc did not do one.
@callalloo As I wrote on another thread, I think these decisons depend on a lot of factors, including the severity and genomic make up of our cancers.
@frogjumper I was 63 when I was diagnosed and did letrozole for 5 years. I wanted to do more but a test told me no further benefit. I felt safe on them. I had very few side effects. Most of my friends with cancer also tolerated them well. Just another point of view.
My tumor met all of these criteria, so it makes sense that he didn’t do the oncotype test. It was 7mm, grade 1, 98% ER+, HER2-. I didn’t know what an oncotype even was, but I have seen so many others reference it when they talked about their cancer. Thank you for explaining!