Today we had a needle biopsy. We thought this was a formality and would reveal another fibrocystic lump we'd have to remove. Not so and this is the beginning of a long road. Two days later our path report tells us we had two locations reveal cancer and DCIS, one at least 10mm, the other 12mm. We later learn there is only one tumor, but at this time we're scared there are two.
The good news is "low grade" and "low mitotic rate" and "lymphatic invasion is not seen", this means our tumor appears to be slow growing and mild. Also we're ER+ and PR+ which means estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors are on the cancer cells. That's good news because it means we can use hormone therapy to fight the cancer cells. Finally we're also HER2 negative, this is good because HER2+ is associated with more aggressive cancers.
