A large part of the initial consultation with your oncologists (surgeon, radiation oncologist, and medical oncologist) is spent discussing your pathology report. We almost take good pathology for granted but it is unwise to do so; the Pathologist is a crucial member of your breast cancer team who us...
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working in the dark!!
karen
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 06:01 PM -
Thank you
hapisam728
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 06:05 PMYou are right. Thank you for the fine job you do for all..... It is not often if any that Pathologists are rarely thanked and very much overlooked. My Pathologist was excellent and a key factor in the types of decisions I needed to make . He was extremely informative. Happy holidays to you and keep up the great work and excellent postings.
Susan
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Resources for Interpreting Your Pathology Report
Sarah
Monday, December 15, 2008 at 11:59 AMIf you're looking for more resources, here's a good Layperson's Guide to Understanding Your Pathology Report from PJ Hamel, and here's a good pamphlet from the Network of Strength on Understanding Your Pathology Report.
Sarah
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Posted 05/07 Comments (2)
The results for the lymph nodes came back neg, good so...
thats how i got my understanding of how important a role the 'PATHOLOGIST' plays.
After my third and fourth lumptectomy and my results were still not clear, (surgical margin) on one side. I was like what kind of surgeon can't clear it after four shots!!
One thats working in darkness, might as well be cause you can't see cancer cells its that person in a white coat, in the lab who spends hours looking through a microscope who is the eyes and ironically you never get to meet them!!