WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW
Prognisis:
Modern therapy means that in most cases breast cancer can be effectively treated with a combination of different types of treatment that may involve surgery, drugs (like chemotherapy, hormone pills, biologic therapy) and radiation. Your health care team will work together to come up with the best treatment plan for your specific circumstance. Not all breast cancers are the same, therefore your treatment plan will be unique to you and your situation.
You are not alone. Women under 40 are not a common group to be diagnosed with breast cancer, but in Canada, approximately 1300 women like you are diagnosed each year. While the treatments for women older than you may be similar, there are some issues that are unique to you at your stage of life and sometimes with the cancer itself. Your healthcare team is there to support you and your family during this time.
Cores – refers to the pieces of tissue that were removed by the needle and the size of the needle that was used.
Grade – how aggressive the cancerous cells look under the microscope (does not mean where it has spread in the body). There are 3 grades, 1-3, with 1 being the least aggressive and 3 being the most aggressive.
Lymphovascular invasion – whether or not the cancerous cells have entered the blood or lymphatic tissues in the tumour
Non-invasive breast cancer – also referred to as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Refer to the DCIS page for this specific information.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW
Prognisis:
Modern therapy means that in most cases breast cancer can be effectively treated with a combination of different types of treatment that may involve surgery, drugs (like chemotherapy, hormone pills, biologic therapy) and radiation. Your health care team will work together to come up with the best treatment plan for your specific circumstance. Not all breast cancers are the same, therefore your treatment plan will be unique to you and your situation.
You are not alone. Women under 40 are not a common group to be diagnosed with breast cancer, but in Canada, approximately 1300 women like you are diagnosed each year. While the treatments for women older than you may be similar, there are some issues that are unique to you at your stage of life and sometimes with the cancer itself. Your healthcare team is there to support you and your family during this time.
Cores – refers to the pieces of tissue that were removed by the needle and the size of the needle that was used.
Grade – how aggressive the cancerous cells look under the microscope (does not mean where it has spread in the body). There are 3 grades, 1-3, with 1 being the least aggressive and 3 being the most aggressive.
Lymphovascular invasion – whether or not the cancerous cells have entered the blood or lymphatic tissues in the tumour
Non-invasive breast cancer – also referred to as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Refer to the DCIS page for this specific information.