I was going through old issues of the Readers Digest and found an article in the April 2011 issue titled Conquering Breast Cancer. Dr Sumeet Shah also features in this article. There is an interesting information in this article and I quote:
" An important development in the area of breast cancer is a test known as oncotype dx. This provides doctors with an accurate assessment indicating whether breast cancer is likely to recur. It can help the clinician decide whether administering chemotherapy would be necessary in early breast cancer. However, at Rs 1.76 lakhs, the procedure is still very expensive."
Is this true? Is this test available in India? I have not come across any oncologist suggesting the test. There may be cancer patients willing to do the test despite the cost. If it can give peace of mind why not?