Talking With Your Doctor

Questions To Ask Your Doctor

The following list of questions will help you start a meaningful dialogue with your doctor.

Is the breast cancer invasive or non-invasive?
Has my tumor been tested for HER-2 status?
What method or test was used to test for HER-2 status?
Should we have it retested with the PathVysion FISH test?

To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO/CAP) partnered with medical experts to develop recommendations for improving the accuracy of HER-2 testing for patients with invasive breast cancer. As a result, ASCO/CAP issued a joint clinical practice guideline about HER-2 testing for breast cancer.

To learn more about these guidelines, please visit People Living With Cancer online to review the ASCO Patient Guide: HER-2 Testing for Breast Cancer.