Breast cancer patients could be spared chemotherapy with new test

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4. Mammaprint has actually been around, maybe new to the UK

I had the Oncotype test and was told by my onc that it showed not only would I not benefit from chemo, but that it would have a negative effect, meaning it could hurt me.

I encourage any early stage BC patient to inquire about such tests, find out if they were a candidate. I've been amazed at the number of people who know nothing about them. I was at a BC survivors luncheon, and a woman who was there with her survivor friend asked for my contact info! She wanted to call me in case she ever got breast cancer herself. I'm no expert, but I was talking about subjects they'd never heard of. Patients really have to be advocates too, or at least have a loved one willing to be an advocate.