Understanding Biopsy Results
Staging
Staging is a way to classify how advanced a breast cancer is, which indicates a patient’s prognosis.
Who’s On My Treatment Team
It is very common to have a multidisciplinary team working together with a patient throughout their cancer journey.
Treatment Options
It’s normal to feel overwhelmed when planning your treatment with your doctors. There is no single plan that works for everyone, so your care team will carefully choose the most effective treatment or combination of treatments that fit your unique diagnosis.
Types of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer actually describes a variety of cancers that occur within the breast. Breast cancer is typically categorized by two factors – where the cancerous cells are located and whether the cancer is prone to spreading.
If It’s Breast Cancer
When a person is diagnosed with breast cancer, they are faced with a mountain of information and have to make a lot of choices. Feeling overwhelmed, angry, and afraid are completely normal.
Fibroadenomas
Not all breast lumps are malignant (cancerous). There is such a thing as benign (non-cancerous) breast disease. The most prevalent, non-cancerous breast lumps are known as fibroadenomas [FI-bro-ad-eh-NO-mas]
Benign Diagnosis
A breast biopsy diagnosis may reveal that a breast abnormality is benign, or non-cancerous. This is good news.
Your Pathology Report
The tissue samples removed during your breast biopsy will be sent to a pathologist. A pathologist is a doctor who studies the tissue under a microscope and presents the findings, including a diagnosis, in a pathology report.