Is Oncotyping covered by MSP?

I think most MD's like the oncotype, and use it whenever possible.  It is very expensive, though.  I saw my bill  because my insurance has an electronic way for me to check and see when a claim gets paid.  It cost just under $4000.  Don't know about MSP, but worth checking out.  My oncotype of 8 (along with stage 1, grade 1) meant that chemo wasn't for me.  But no one said that until they saw my oncotype.  Best of luck.  Hoping for an oncotype for you.

Hi,

it is not covered in Manitoba. I tried to get into trial but got my results too late and was denied. I was waiting for Her2 results for 6 weeks (first inconclusive then sent for FISH). You have to be no more than 12 weeks from Your surgery to be accepted into the trial. I got my results in week 11 but they need at least 2-3 weeks for specimens to be prepared and sent to lab in US.

Since I did not get the oncotype I opted to do chemo. I am 15 weeks from my last Tx.

Good luck.

Hi, lindasa:

Are you in Canada? it's not easy to meet an ILC friend here.....

Also the Oncotype test use different methods to test the tumor cell's  characters, which means it's not associated with the grade/stage test, so it's independent.

But I just saw a lady with low score 9 got reccurance in 4 years......hmmmmm

As most of ILC are grade 2,  did the doctor ever tell you why yours is grade3? is it Pleomorphic type or traditional type? - there are very few studies about ILC and seems we have to figure out by ourselves sometime...

Hi folks,

I'm in Ontario.  I had the Oncotype test in December 2010 and it was covered by OHIP.  I guess it didn't save the government any money because it turns out that I would benefit from chemo. I've just finished 2 of 4 rounds of chemo.

I am in MB . I wanted the Oncotype test so I spoke with my Med Oncologist. She had the information package and forms to facilitate it. I filled out the forms including the spot for my credit card number and her office made the arrangement for my tissue sample to be sent to Genomic Health in California. I was charged 4000 usd. It took the lab here 3 working days to process the request, then 6 days working days for Genomic Health to send the result to my Dr. They don't release the results directly to the patient.
Note: Tailor X is not recruiting new patients.
http://www.genomichealth.com/Publications/Publications.aspx?LinkId=9

bellydancer, like your screen name. Are you in Winnipeg? At the time I was applying for TailorX they were still looking for candidates (back in July). I am glad now I did chemo as it turned out I had three cancers in same breast.

Just to clear up any misunderstanding about the price.  My onco seemed to just throw out the price of $1,000, I don't know if this is how much it is, but this what she said to me.  I wouldn't have thought it would be that much difference.

hlya -- I never had the oncotype dx done -- in fact, I didn't even know about it until I came here a month after finishing chemo.  In retrospect, I'm glad, because if the score had been high, I'd be feeling much more anxiety about a recurrence.  And if the score had been on the border between low and moderate, I'd still have to make the decision.  And if the score had been low, I'd probably always wonder if I should have done chemo.  I just read about someone with an oncotype score of 9 who five years later developed mets.  This test is not 100% infallible, I'm afraid.

As I said, sometimes you just have to go with your gut instinct -- doesn't mean the results will be optimum, but it has to FEEL RIGHT TO YOU.

Good wishes to you all!

Linda