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Resources for Patients
Breast Cancer
- A Woman's Guide
- Where to Get Help
- Patient Checklist
Cervical Cancer
- Acronyms & Abbreviations
- Terminology
- HPV Fact Sheets
Tools for
Clinicians & Case Managers
- Guidelines & Protocols
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Patient Checklist - Breast Cancer
Download this list for printing (pdf)
Be involved. Your life depends on it.
When Your Diagnosis is Cancer
- Talk to a breast specialist
- Ask questions
- Understand your pathology report
- Research your options
- Gather information/internet
- Get a second opinion
- Consider clinical trials
- Find a support group
- Decide on a treatment plan
- Stay Involved in your Treatment
Know Your Pathology Report
- Histopathology grade I,II, or III
- Cell differentiation
- Ductal architecture
- Hormone receptors +/-
- Oncogene/Her2neu +/-
- Margins clear/not clear
- Lymph node involvement +/-
- Other factors
Know Your Cancer
- In situ ductal (DCIS)
- Paget?s disease
- Infiltrating (invasive) ductal
- Infiltrating (Invasive) lobular
- Medullary
- Mucinous/colloid
- Paget?s disease
- Tubular
- Papillary
- Inflammatory
- Adenocystic
- Carcinosarcoma
Know Your Staging
- Stage 0
- Stage 1
- Stage 2a
- Stage 2b
- Stage 3a
- Stage 3b
- Stage 3c
- Stage 4
Know Your Surgical Options
- Lumpectomy
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Axillary node dissection
- Lumpectomy w/:
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Axillary node dissection
- Mastectomy (Simple/Total) w/:
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Axillary node dissection
- Re-excisions for clear margins
- Quadrectomies/partial mastectomy
- Radical mastectomy
Know About Complimentary Therapies
- Vitamins & minerals
- Herbology
- Naturapathy
- Positive affirmations
- Meditations
- Group support
- Play
Know Your Adjuvant Therapy Options
- Radiation
- Chemotherapy
- Hormonal antagonists(Tamoxifen)
- Oncogene antagonists
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