Types Of Breast Cancer

Types of Breast Cancer

The best treatment approach for breast cancer varies with the type of breast cancer that you have.

When your doctor has a suspicion that you may have cancer of the breast, he or she will substantiate their diagnosis by having a sample of tissue analyzed by a pathologist.

This is called a biopsy and is usually taken from a suspicious lump in the breast. Biopsies can be either benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). A biopsy will also provide your breast cancer specialist or oncologist detailed knowledge regarding the cancer that you have, and whether it is an invasive cancer or noninvasive breast cancer type. Pathology results from a biopsy will also determine the grade of the tumor, which is a measure of the degree to which cancer cells present in the biopsy sample bear a resemblance to normal cells or tissue, and whether or not the particular type of breast cancer you have will be responsive to therapies that involve hormones. Modern pathology can also provide an analysis of genetic and molecular markers of the cells that make up breast cancer.

All of these results will help your doctor determine the most effective course of treatment to allow you to become cancer-free.

. . . continue reading types of breast cancer >>