These are general statements based on experience with women who have had breast cancer.
|
Information in the pathology report |
The breast cancer is less likely to come back or spread if: |
The breast cancer is more likely to come back or spread if: |
|---|---|---|
|
Size |
Cancer is smaller (< 2 cm) |
Cancer is larger (>2 cm) |
|
Lymph nodes in the armpit |
No cancer cells in the lymph nodes |
Cancer cells in the lymph nodes |
|
Hormone receptors |
Cancer cells have hormone receptors (and the woman has hormonal therapy) |
Cancer cells do not have hormone receptors |
|
HER2 status |
Cancer cells are HER2-negative |
Cancer cells are HER2-positive |
|
Grade |
Grade of cancer is low (Grade 1) |
Grade of cancer is high (Grade 3) |
|
Surgical margin |
Surgical margin is clear |
Surgical margin is not clear |
If one or more of the things listed in the ‘more likely’ column apply, it does not necessarily mean that breast cancer will come back or spread after treatment.
