HI - okay the testing I am talking about is now coming more to the forefront. I have a friend who works for a general surgeon but he does a lot of breast cancers - and now - post biopsy they routinely send a section out to california for this testing. It's relatively new but it's a bigger push in the "individualized care" platform that most hospitals are trying to push.

Coco had her dad tested and they recommended the same chemos his oncologist suggested and this held his cancer at bay for quite sometime.

look it up. It might be something you can suggest. While most top drs are aware of what's going on in their fields some of the newer stuff may not have crossed their desks yet.

and some are just downright stodgy... but when it comes to your health you want to be progressive. Hugs and so glad you're feeling better...



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