tailieunhanh - Your Guide to the Breast Cancer Pathology Report

are there breast cancer cells in your lymph nodes? Your doctor will examine your lymph nodes to see if they contain cancer. Having cancer cells in the lymph nodes under your arm is associated with an increased risk of the cancer spreading. Lymph nodes are filters along the lymph fluid channels. Lymph fluid leaves the breast and eventually goes back into the bloodstream. The lymph nodes try to catch and trap cancer cells before they reach other parts of the body. When lymph nodes are free, or clear, of cancer, the test results are called negative. If lymph nodes have some cancer cells. | Your Guide to the Breast Cancer Pathology Report Developed for you by is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and information on breast health and breast cancer. The pathology report is used by your doctor to determine which treatments are right for you. Your Guide to the Breast Cancer Pathology Report A report is written each time tissue is removed from the body to check for cancer. These are called pathology reports. Each report has the results of the studies done on the removed tissue. The information in these reports will help you and your doctors decide on the best treatment for you. Reading your pathology report can be scary and confusing. Different labs may use different words to describe the same thing. On page 30 you ll find an easy-to-understand word list. We hope we can help you make sense of this information so you can get the best care possible. I TABLE OF CONTENTS Wait for the Whole Picture Waiting for test Get all the information you Parts of your pathology Reading Your Pathology Report The pathology report answers questions about a breast Is the breast abnormality a cancer .6 Is the breast cancer invasive .7 How different are the cancer cells from normal cells .9 How big is the cancer .10 Has the whole cancer been removed .11 Are there cancer cells in your lymph channels or blood vessels .13 Do the cancer cells have hormone receptors .14 Does the cancer have genes that affect how the cancer might be treated . 16 Genetic testing that is not part of your pathology Are there breast cancer cells in your lymph nodes .22 How many lymph nodes are involved .23 How much cancer is in each lymph node .23 What stage is the breast cancer .24 Stage Stage Stage Stage Stage Word Key Pathology Report .