June 20th – We visited Dr. Marcus’s office. The oncotype result was available.
Oncotype test is to further determine whether a breast cancer patient requires chemotherapy as treatment.
Typically, a DCIS patient does not require chemotherapy because the cancer remains in the duct and there is no danger it has escaped into the bloodstream or lymphatic system.
However, Amy has invasive breast cancer. We have determined that her cancer is not in the lymphatic system. However, there is no method to test if the cancer is in the bloodstream.
Dr. Marcus prescribed an oncotype test to further determine how aggressive is the cancer.
The oncotype test came back with a score of 15. A score of 20 is intermediate range. So her score is considered low risk of recurrence. So most likely chemotherapy is not necessary!!
It is a relief.
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