When I found out I had breast cancer, I turned to the Internet for help.  The medical information confused and scared me.  I didn’t know my full diagnosis until a few weeks after surgery, so the information wasn’t useful.

As you get the details of your diagnosis, use the links below to learn what the term means.  I had a research scientist locate the  easiest to understand and most accurate definitions.

Once again, if your insurance company offers you a case manger, get one.  They will happy to answer your questions.

Definitions of Common Diagnostic Terms

Cancer – Fact sheet

General Information about Breast Cancer

Stage: Defination 1 Defination 2

Grade: Definition 1, Definition 2

Invasive ductal carcinoma: Definition

Ductal carcinoma in-situ: Definition

Oncotype DX test: Web site

Hormone Receptor Status and Diagnosis – Estrogen and Progesterone: Information

Overexpression of HER-2/c-erbB-2 – Information

More terms will be added weekly, please submit any diagnostic terms you don’t understand and we will do our best to find definitions.

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