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hoonanoo
post Feb 1 2024, 04:45 PM

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QUOTE(Avangelice @ Jan 24 2024, 10:40 AM)
This is wrong.

Yes some people opt to remove both breast but some do not. It's easy to tell a woman remove both breast but we need to consider their mental well being. If one breast is fine and her cancer type isn't triple negative, don't need to remove both.

Also genetic testing can only be done AFTER surgery not before. It costs 15k myr. Most doctors suggest this to be done the last to focus on the cancer removal. Brca is meant to give the patient a decision to do chemo or not. It's meant for those cancers like my wife who's one the fence. Not too serious and not too light, donno if need chemo or not that kind of thing. If your biopsy, pet scan and ultrasound and post surgery test shows u need chemo. Cannot run away
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wah 15k for genetic testing?

so expensive

govt hospital got do at lower cost?
hoonanoo
post Feb 1 2024, 04:47 PM

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Always get second opinion.

very important

don't just rely on 1 specialist

can also opt later to seek treatment combine private/government hospital to defray the costs.
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post Feb 1 2024, 05:15 PM

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QUOTE(Avangelice @ Feb 1 2024, 04:55 PM)
Brca genetic testing sent to UK for it. Cannot be done here apparently. Hence the price. Government where got do this.
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our healthcare so bad, can't even cater for this test
hoonanoo
post Feb 1 2024, 05:21 PM

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QUOTE(Avangelice @ Feb 1 2024, 05:21 PM)
No man even the Americans and English with cancer I talk to say Brca isn't for everyone with cancer those like my wife who are on the fence like not needing chemo 50% to 50% needing chemo do well with Brca test. It's very niche.
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