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 usually goes unsung, and almost never gets their picture on the glossy brochure put out by the breast cancer centers that advertise in the local magazines.
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One of the most irritating things about breast cancer is the lack of certainty around treatment. I mean, you break your leg, you go to the... Read more »
“Have you got your pathology report yet?”As a woman newly diagnosed with breast cancer, it seems that everything hinges on this... 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 »
In my previous two posts on understanding your pathology report, we covered histology, margin status, grade, as well as size, lymph node... Read more »
Can what you eat help prevent (or promote) breast cancer? Yes… probably, but exactly how is not yet clear. How do we make sense of all... Read more »
Source: National Cancer Institute
Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers Key Points • • • • Tumor grade is a system used to classify cancer cells in terms of how abnormal they... Read more »
A year and a half ago, I found a lump in my breast. The discovery was an unwelcome turn of events in the dashing life Id led for 62 years, but... Read more »
My technician recently told me, just before sending me gliding through an MRI tube, that MRI scans were once an uncommon breast exam. He performed... Read more »
Tom was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1992 Tom’s first wife, Barbara was diagnosed with breast cancer. After fighting the disease for... Read more »
Many survivors of breast cancer report having decreased sexual desire and drive. There are often several possible causes of diminished sex drive in... Read more »
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