Diagnosis Details - Understanding Your Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Your comprehensive breast cancer diagnosis is made up of a collection of details. Most of these will come to you in medical terminology, but you can decode these for your understanding. Learn more about your diagnosis details and how these impact your treatment decisions.
Questions to Ask After Your Breast Biopsy
When your breast biopsy results in a diagnosis of cancer, you may want to ask a lot of questions. Knowing the answers to the questions will help you make good treatment decisions. Here is a list of questions to ask after a breast biopsy.
When your breast biopsy results in a diagnosis of cancer, you may want to ask a lot of questions. Knowing the answers to the questions will help you make good treatment decisions. Here is a list of questions to ask after a breast biopsy.
How is My Actual Tumor Size Determined?
Your breast tumor size is an important part of your diagnosis and staging. Tumor size affects your breast cancer treatment decisions. Larger tumors require more treatment. Learn more about how your actual tumor size is determined.
Your breast tumor size is an important part of your diagnosis and staging. Tumor size affects your breast cancer treatment decisions. Larger tumors require more treatment. Learn more about how your actual tumor size is determined.
Understanding Your Breast Cancer Pathology Report
Your pathology report is a detailed description of your cancer. It provides information about where the tumor was located, the tumor size, what type of cells it is composed of, and whether it has spread. You need to understand your pathology report, so you can make smart decisions about treatment.
Your pathology report is a detailed description of your cancer. It provides information about where the tumor was located, the tumor size, what type of cells it is composed of, and whether it has spread. You need to understand your pathology report, so you can make smart decisions about treatment.
Lymph Node Status and Effect on Diagnosis and Treatment
Lymph Node Status tells you whether or not your cancer may have spread. Lymph nodes are located throughout your body, but you need to know which ones are most important for breast cancer, and how those will be tested.
Lymph Node Status tells you whether or not your cancer may have spread. Lymph nodes are located throughout your body, but you need to know which ones are most important for breast cancer, and how those will be tested.
Stages of Breast Cancer
The stage of your breast cancer is based on the TNM system. You need to know specific information about your Tumor, Lymph nodes, and possible metastasis. Knowing the stage of your breast cancer is important for diagnosis and treatment.
The stage of your breast cancer is based on the TNM system. You need to know specific information about your Tumor, Lymph nodes, and possible metastasis. Knowing the stage of your breast cancer is important for diagnosis and treatment.
Surgical Margins and Treatment Decisions
Knowing the status of your surgical margins affects your decision about treatment and possible further surgery. Learn about positive and negative surgical margins here.
Knowing the status of your surgical margins affects your decision about treatment and possible further surgery. Learn about positive and negative surgical margins here.
Know Your Tumor Size
Finding out the exact size of your breast cancer tumor affects the staging of your cancer and your treatment decisions. Do you know what size your tumor is? Here's a good way to visualize your tumor size.
Finding out the exact size of your breast cancer tumor affects the staging of your cancer and your treatment decisions. Do you know what size your tumor is? Here's a good way to visualize your tumor size.
Specimen Description: Details on Your Breast Cancer Pathology Report
Specimen description is one of the sections on your breast cancer pathology report. It records the where and the how your tissue was removed, and this information can affect your treatment plans. Learn more about your pathology specimen description here.
Specimen description is one of the sections on your breast cancer pathology report. It records the where and the how your tissue was removed, and this information can affect your treatment plans. Learn more about your pathology specimen description here.