“Have you got your pathology report yet?”
As a woman newly diagnosed with breast cancer, it seems that everything hinges on this all-important document. Will you have chemo? Is a lumpectomy “good enough?” And how about those hormone drugs: yes, or no?
Here's an example of what your pathology report might look like.
Your pathology report is compiled by a pathologist, a doctor who specializes in the microscopic examination of tissue to identify abnormalities. The report is based on...
More things to look for on your pathology report - my last post on pathology reports covered histology, margins and grade. Other important... Read more »
In my previous two posts on understanding your pathology report, we covered histology, margin status, grade, as well as size, lymph node... Read more »
In this set of emails Keri Haberstroh updates friends and family on her pathology report and chemotherapy treatment. My wife Keri was only... Read more »
A large part of the initial consultation with your oncologists (surgeon, radiation oncologist, and medical oncologist) is spent discussing... Read more »
So, you’ve just received a copy of your pathology report from the oncologist, and you’re totally mystified by the “medicalese” it... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Whenever tissue is removed from the body to check for cancer, a report is written, called the pathology report. Each report has the results of lab... Read more »
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new way of causing breast cancer cells to self destruct. Scientists used a gene and... Read more »
Background Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a relatively rare type of breast cancer grows in the lymph vessels of the skin of the breast. Because... Read more »
If you’ve just learned that you have breast cancer, you may be encountering some of the most anxious moments of your life. Although research has... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Your pathology report is a microscopic analysis of the cells in the breast cancer. The report should include your name, the date of the surgery that... Read more »
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