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What is a oncotype and fish test

Kat11
Kat11 CSN Member Posts: 1,931 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I am still wait the results on a fish test and not sure on the oncotype test. I don't know what this means. After surgeon gave me results of 2 of 22 nodes pos. I went blank. So could you guys explain this to me please. Thanks
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  • Jadie
    Jadie CSN Member Posts: 723
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    Hi Kat
    Oncotype test analyzes the tumor to determine your treatment and reoccurance risk score.

    The fish test has something to do with guppies. LOL just kidding. I don't know what it has to do with breast c.

    Hope someone else can help you more.

    Hugs
    Jadie<3
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  • mimivac
    mimivac CSN Member Posts: 2,143 Member
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    FSH test
    This test is to further determine your HER/neu status. An initial test is done to check for hormone receptors (ER and PR) and HER/neu expression. If you have a borderline score for the HER test, they do the FSH to see if you are HER/neu positive or negative. As my onc. explained, about 2/3 end up being HER/neu negative and 1/3 HER/neu positive after this test. I took it and was HER/neu negative with a score of 2 ++. Hope this helps.

    Mimi
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  • Kat11
    Kat11 CSN Member Posts: 1,931 Member
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    mimivac said:

    FSH test
    This test is to further determine your HER/neu status. An initial test is done to check for hormone receptors (ER and PR) and HER/neu expression. If you have a borderline score for the HER test, they do the FSH to see if you are HER/neu positive or negative. As my onc. explained, about 2/3 end up being HER/neu negative and 1/3 HER/neu positive after this test. I took it and was HER/neu negative with a score of 2 ++. Hope this helps.

    Mimi

    Yes, this does help me
    Yes, this does help me understand, Thank you
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  • Noel
    Noel CSN Member Posts: 3,095 Member
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    mimivac said:

    FSH test
    This test is to further determine your HER/neu status. An initial test is done to check for hormone receptors (ER and PR) and HER/neu expression. If you have a borderline score for the HER test, they do the FSH to see if you are HER/neu positive or negative. As my onc. explained, about 2/3 end up being HER/neu negative and 1/3 HER/neu positive after this test. I took it and was HER/neu negative with a score of 2 ++. Hope this helps.

    Mimi

    Hey Mimi. I am looking at
    Hey Mimi. I am looking at my pathology report and it says I am ER and PR +, but, I see

    nothing about HER. Do you know where that is on the report? Thanks!
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  • Kylez
    Kylez CSN Member Posts: 3,761 Member
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    mimivac said:

    FSH test
    This test is to further determine your HER/neu status. An initial test is done to check for hormone receptors (ER and PR) and HER/neu expression. If you have a borderline score for the HER test, they do the FSH to see if you are HER/neu positive or negative. As my onc. explained, about 2/3 end up being HER/neu negative and 1/3 HER/neu positive after this test. I took it and was HER/neu negative with a score of 2 ++. Hope this helps.

    Mimi

    All I know is that my
    All I know is that my pathology report says I am ER and PR positive. I don't see where I am

    HER2/negative, but, I am, I think. I need to check on that. These reports are confusing.
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  • Kylez
    Kylez CSN Member Posts: 3,761 Member
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    Kylez said:

    All I know is that my
    All I know is that my pathology report says I am ER and PR positive. I don't see where I am

    HER2/negative, but, I am, I think. I need to check on that. These reports are confusing.

    I called my oncologist
    I called my oncologist yesterday and got him! Yea! He told me I am HER2 negative, so, I think that is ok!
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  • jnl
    jnl CSN Member Posts: 3,869 Member
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    Jadie said:

    Hi Kat
    Oncotype test analyzes the tumor to determine your treatment and reoccurance risk score.

    The fish test has something to do with guppies. LOL just kidding. I don't know what it has to do with breast c.

    Hope someone else can help you more.

    Hugs
    Jadie<3</p>

    How does that oncotype test
    How does that oncotype test determine your recurrence risk? Where is that on the pathology report? Or, is that a seperate test they do?
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  • Alexis F
    Alexis F CSN Member Posts: 3,598
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    mimivac said:

    FSH test
    This test is to further determine your HER/neu status. An initial test is done to check for hormone receptors (ER and PR) and HER/neu expression. If you have a borderline score for the HER test, they do the FSH to see if you are HER/neu positive or negative. As my onc. explained, about 2/3 end up being HER/neu negative and 1/3 HER/neu positive after this test. I took it and was HER/neu negative with a score of 2 ++. Hope this helps.

    Mimi

    The meaning
    Looked up what the FISH stands for -

    Fluorescence in situ Hybridization. lol Ok, did that help anyone? Someone asked what it stood for. Hope they see this. lol

    Basically, from what I read, it is a test to find out if you are HER2 postive or negative.
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