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Posted in: Support & Community Connections + For Family & Friends of Those Who Have Breast Cancer, Created: May 14, 2008 11:52 pm

My sister has breast cancer

Thanks for the reply Shokk. Also the fact that the pathology says poorly differentiated can't be good, right? and how about nuclear grade 2? what does that mean?

Thanks

Posted in: Support & Community Connections + For Family & Friends of Those Who Have Breast Cancer, Created: May 14, 2008 11:20 pm

My sister has breast cancer

My sister was diagnosed with IDC last month. Her pathology report reads:

Breast tissue with infiltrating poorly differentiated Ductal Carcinoma, nuclear grade 2, mitotic index 1.

Her hormone test came back that she is ER negative, PR uncertain and Her-2 negative.

She had a lumpectomy 2 weeks ago with a sentinal node biopsy, and now the doctor said they didn't get good margins, and they have to do a mastectomy. She is going next week for that. The biopsy came back negative for no nodes involved.

She went to an ocologist who told her that if the sentinal node biopsy comes out negative (which it came out negative) she may not need chemo.

I thought that if you are triple negative (which she is) you always should get chemo. Especially now that she did not get good margins.

Also, she was not sent for any scans or chest x-rays to make sure it didnt spread. Should she be more proactive and make sure she is getting the right care, or should she trust the doctors?

If it was for myself, I would definately make sure I got the chest and bone scans and even a pet scan, but she just wants to follow what the doctors say.

Thanks in advance.