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MY PATHOLOGY RESULTS ON MY DEEP BONE BIOPSY ARE NOT BACK SHOULD BE BACK THIS WEEK Page 1 — his overview from Friday:
Diagnosis: Metastatic ("advanced," Stage 4) breast cancer
Biopsy result: Adenocarcinoma, GATA3+ (confirms breast origin)
CT/Bone scan: bone involvement only (no other organs so far)
ER/PR/HER2 on this new tissue: pending — noted as "results coming this week"
NGS (mutation testing): also pending
Prognosis: no cure, but timeframe measured in years
Treatment order he sketched… read more
A second opinion is never a bad idea. It can confirm current plan, or give options.
I don’t know anyone in SC. Maybe contact American Cancer Society, Susan G Komen, is there a teaching hospital that has a medical college affiliated with it
You could check out Duke in North Carolina. They're supposed to be good. My radiation oncologist, who is the only reason why I'm still alive, got her education at Duke There's also Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Sometimes based on where you live travel is necessary to get the best care possible. I personally travel 3 hours each way from rural north Florida to Orlando for my cancer care at least once a month. I lived near Orlando when I was first diagnosed and decided to continue treatment with them even though it's a journey to get there and back home again now.
Seeking a second opinion for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) with bone-only metastases is a really smart move — and you deserve the best care possible! Here are some highly regarded cancer centers within reasonable distance of Spartanburg, SC:
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- Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute (Charlotte, NC) — Show Full Answer
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