oh goody!my uncle score is 25, boo hiss

Hi Paulette! Sorry that you landed in the gray zone. Me too! Talk to your oncologist and find out what the recommendation is and what the benefits are versus the risks. Only them can you decide about doing chemo or not. Then get a second opinion because that can be very helpful. My oncotype DX was 24, 16% recurrence rate without chemo and about 12.5% with chemo. I decided to do chemo and had 6 cycles of TC. It was tough, but I did it. I am now doing radiation, growing some hair and getting my mojo back.

None of the treatment choices are easy to make, but with the right information, you will do what is right for you.

Love, MsP

Paulette, your oncologist should give you a recommendation and tell you why. You should not spin a roulette wheel. Let the science and your gut instinct about what is right for you guide.

MsP

Paulette, I am so sorry. I experienced delays too. I was diagnosed right before Christmas holidays last year...lots of doctors and test sites were closed, my insurance initially denied my BRCA test and if you can believe it.....the lab didn't send enough carcinoma to Genomics the first time. I was 6 weeks from surgery before I got my onco score and 7 weeks before I started chemo. My nurse navigator told me to figure a year for treatment and she was right....it will be 11 months when I finish radiation. I know that isn't what you want to hear. Keep advocating for your health and ask them to put you on the cancellation list!

MsP

mcgis - The Oncotype test is not a tumor market but a test on your particular tumor(s)that Oncologists recommend when they are ambivalent about what treatment plan you should have. It tells them whether chemo, for example, would be of benefit to you based on your score. Genomic Labs did mine; the tests was expensive but luckily BCBS paid for mine. My score came back@11 and an 8% chance of recurrence. That percentile included taking Tamoxifen following my RADS treatments which I did. Most oncologists recommend the test because they admitted women were overtreated in the past. Not sure what I would have done if my score was 25.

I also don't kn what reatments are taken into acct. I had IORT single dose high rad. unable to have long slow dose rad.....they say I need some kind of antihormone med....unsure yet what...soooooo many blanks....

Paulette- it looks like you started radiation. My Mo says no chemo after rads anyways. I hear what you are saying about trust. Both my husband and I were another almost done in by medical screw ups and he is well connected in the field. I keep two MO's and act as a medical consumer. I appreciate All the input but, I don't totally trust any of them. Too many different approaches and answers.

You will probably be put on Tamoxifin or an aromatase inhibitor.