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Lymph node surgery

If you have an invasive breast cancer, your surgeon will need to check for cancer in one or several lymph nodes in the armpit on the side of the body where the cancer was found.

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Hormone receptor status

Hormone receptor-positive disease is the most common subtype of breast cancer. These breast cancers test positive for the estrogen receptor, the progesterone receptor, or both.

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Biopsy

A biopsy involves taking a small amount of tissue from your breast. This tissue is then analyzed by a pathologist, a doctor who specializes in diagnosing disease. The pathologist looks at the ...

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Your pathology report

A pathology report is a profile of the breast cancer’s characteristics, including stage, how quickly it may grow, hormone-receptor status, and HER2 status.

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How cancer is staged

Breast cancer staging (0-5) describes the extent of the cancer in the breast and body. Learn more about what your staging diagnosis may mean for you.

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Questions to ask an oncologist

Asking the right questions of your doctors and oncologists can improve your comfort and understanding, and lead to stronger care plans.

Story 04/07/22

A new calling — so my story doesn't become your story

After being diagnosed de novo metastatic two months after an “all clear” mammogram, author Leslie Ferris Yerger discovered the failings in current breast cancer screening processes and ...

Story 08/09/17

When the Breast Cancer Subtype Is HER2-‘Who Knows’

Doctors told Rebecca Rioux her breast cancer was “HER2-equivocal,” meaning it was unclear whether or how much HER2-targeted therapies would help her. She writes about what that meant for her ...
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