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Circulating tumor cells to determine risk of recurrence

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 20 3:40pm | Replies (41)

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I am doing Signatera . I have had one blood draw (February )which showed no circulating blood tumor cells. My breast cancer was stage 1a. I was diagnosed in August 2021. My oncologist was willing to let me do Signatera . I have another blood draw in August . It is suggested to do blood draw every 6 months. I am not taking hormone therapy so I wanted to be proactive about my health and possible recurrence. You don’t have to be stage 4 to do these blood tests. Not all oncologist are willing to let their pts have this testing. If you do get a positive result it is then the question of what do you do next.

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Thanks for sharing! I'm hoping liquid biopsies can further be researched and recommended as a tool for "surveillance". My oncologist at Dana Farber mentioned they don't do blood work. I was diagnosed Nov 2022, ILC , lumpectomy and 19 rounds of radiation and currently on Letrozole since Feb. I don't see onco until October for a mammo which is one year since my last for a new baseline. I really thought a 6 month scan would be recommended but nope. Does insurance cover Signatera and does a doctor have to "order". Appreciate any intel. xoxo