thats all that went in does anyone know what these figures mean ,sorry for being so dense ,going to get a core biopsy next week ,then depending on results a lumpectomy and lymph node removal ,
Cancers are graded according to how different they are to normal breast cells and how quickly they are growing. There are three grades in breast cancer and you can read about them here.
The female hormone oestrogen can play a part in stimulating some breast cancers to grow. Some breast cancers have receptors within the cell that bind to oestrogen. This is known as oestrogen receptor positive or ER+ breast cancer and in this situation women would be prescribed hormone treatment. As your cancer is hormone receptor negative ( ER-), hormone therapy will not be of any benefit to you.
The organisation Breast Cancer Care has a useful booklet called ‘Understanding your pathology report’ which explains your questions in more detail. You can download this here.
Cancers are graded according to how different they are to normal breast cells and how quickly they are growing. There are three grades in breast cancer and you can read about them here.
The female hormone oestrogen can play a part in stimulating some breast cancers to grow. Some breast cancers have receptors within the cell that bind to oestrogen. This is known as oestrogen receptor positive or ER+ breast cancer and in this situation women would be prescribed hormone treatment. As your cancer is hormone receptor negative ( ER-), hormone therapy will not be of any benefit to you.
The organisation Breast Cancer Care has a useful booklet called ‘Understanding your pathology report’ which explains your questions in more detail. You can download this here.
