A pathology report provides critical details about your breast cancer tissue, including:

1. Tumor Grade: How abnormal the cancer cells look and how fast they may grow
2. Cancer Stage: Extent of spread (e.g., lymph nodes or beyond).
3. Receptor Status: Whether the cancer is hormone-sensitive (estrogen/progesterone) or Show Full Answer

A pathology report provides critical details about your breast cancer tissue, including:

1. Tumor Grade: How abnormal the cancer cells look and how fast they may grow.
2. Cancer Stage: Extent of spread (e.g., lymph nodes or beyond).
3. Receptor Status: Whether the cancer is hormone-sensitive (estrogen/progesterone) or HER2-positive.
4. Margin Status: If cancer cells were fully removed.
5. Lymph Node Status: If cancer has spread to lymph nodes.

This information guides your post-surgery treatments like radiation and chemotherapy.

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