[Histonet] Re: Oncotype

[Robert Richmond]

Oncotype for breast cancer is approved for Medicare. Some competing
breast cancer tests probably are also. Such services are rapidly
proliferating for other malignant tumors, also.

The important thing for your laboratory is to be very sure who's going
to be paying for the test, somewhere around USD$3,000. This
responsibility can sometimes be pushed off onto the oncologist's
office.

The usefulness of such tests is considerably controversial.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN