Just an anecdote, I don't know if my dr. at MD Anderson was speaking about
molecular markers or not. When I went over there, I wanted to find another treatment and I wanted to ask if I could wait until I finished my semester and became eligible to retire with medical benefits. I made it clear that it was a real question; I wanted him to decide. He seemed leery that day, but two days later said we could wait because the blood tests showed "cancer markers" indicating that my
cancer is not the most aggressive sort. You all know that it had spread, but may also recall that I may have had bladder cancer for quite a while before my delayed diagnosis. I wonder if the cancer markers he described were molecular markers. My
original pathology report has a lot of "factors" listed, but it has been a while since I reviewed it. When I first got it, I had no idea what those letters and numbers meant.
Can you clarify whether this related to molecular markers or not?
Susan