Posted on: May 3, 2012 12:47AM
Posted on: May 3, 2012 12:47AM
scaredycatwoman wrote:
Hi Does anyone have any experience with using the Oncotype dx test to decide if chemo is warranted in some one with node positive 1/8, stage IIa, grade 3 IDC?
One med onc said it should be looked at before deciding if chemo would work and another one said no --that with my tumor, grade 3 with evidence of lympho-vascular involvement, the oncotype test would not be useful and chemo was the way to go
Has anyone had personal experience this type of situation?
can anyone recommend a med onc in the new york city area or NJ area?
Log in to post a replyMay 6, 2015 04:49PM worried15 wrote:
Jan 2014 Breast Cancer 2 Positive nodes. Very small tumor not agreesive hormone receptive. OC suggested the oncotype test. Score was a 9. I was age 59 at that time. OC said I could do the chemo if I wanted might up the reaccurance score 1.5 or 2 points. He said he was ok with me doing chemo or not. I did not choose to do chemo. I take letrozle. I had a right mastectomy. 1 year out. Any one like this?
May 6, 2015 09:05PM florida2015 wrote:
is letrozole have side effects that have bothered u
Jun 1, 2015 09:05AM worried15 wrote:
Yes forida2015. But with that said not as bad as the arimidex. I have hot flashes, and some stiff joints with the letrozole, but not as bad as with the arimidex. I had stage 2B. I had two positive nodes, low grade, not aggressive. My onocotype score was a 9. My OC said he was ok with me not doing chemo. I choose not to do the chemo. What about you?
