A Patient with a History of Metastatic Breast Cancer Asks

Multiple Choice

A patient with a history of metastatic breast cancer asks about testing for the presence of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2/neu oncoprotein) .A nurse should instruct the patient that this test will require a:

A) Blood specimen drawn in the early morning
B) Tissue sample obtained by needle biopsy of the breast
C) Tumor sample from the excision of a metastatic site
D) Urine specimen collected over 24 hours