New blood test may detect breast cancer spread

cp418
cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
edited June 2014 in Clinical Trials, Research News, Podcasts, and Study Results

http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/blog/bal-breast-cancer-blood-test,0,1009915.story?track=rss

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-blood-recurrent-breast-cancers-response.html



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  • farmerlucy
    farmerlucy Member Posts: 3,985
    edited April 2014

    Thanks cp! I so appreciate all your updates! I'm not so sure I'd want to have this test though. Ignorance is bliss??

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  • MakeLemonade
    MakeLemonade Member Posts: 153
    edited April 2014

    so glad to read this... Have been thinking that I wish there was some sort of test to catch this stiff SOONER. Seems like, in a lot of cancers, by the time it is detectable it is sometimes too late. Wouldn't it be great if a blood test like this could be part of a regular screening so that something could be done sooner. 

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  • AmyQ
    AmyQ Member Posts: 2,182
    edited April 2014

    I think the more we learn about this insidious disease, the better and if a blood test can detect spread, I would hope eventually it will unlock a cure.  I am all for knowing as much as possible as soon as possible.  Thanks for posting this. It makes me hopeful.

    Amy

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  • wallycat
    wallycat Member Posts: 3,227
    edited April 2014

    In theory, this is great, but........

    my former onco in WI said that detecting a recurrence within 6-9 months does not alter survival...

    Even if you know you have a recurrence, you need to know WHERE it is and HOW to treat it.

    Unless they can DO something, do I want to know?  Quality of life and all that...similar to early Alzheimer's detection...at this stage, not much can be done.

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  • MsPharoah
    MsPharoah Member Posts: 1,034
    edited April 2014

    CP418, thanks for the links.  I feel somewhat like farmerlucy.  I am currently having my CA27-29 tested every 3 months and haven't had an abnormal result.....yet!  It would be nice to have a test that is 95% accurate; at least if I had a normal result with the new test, I would be more comfortable than I am now.  Sign me up!

    MsP

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  • mary625
    mary625 Member Posts: 1,056
    edited April 2014

    I wonder how long it will take for this test to be available to patients and/or for insurance companies to authorize it.  I really want to have better surveillance than I'm getting.  Stage IIIC and I can't get a scan or tumor marker test in my area--have to travel completely across country to get them.  

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