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Questions to Ask Your Doctors

Page last modified on: July 15, 2008

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“The best patients are the worst patients. Nudge, nudge, nudge. Don't sit back and accept anything that fails to satisfy you. Speak up, protect your interests.”

Claire Fagin, Dean Emerita, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

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  • What did the hormone receptor test show?
  • What did the HER2 status show? What test was used to determine this result: immunohistochemistry ("IHC"), fluorescence in situ hybridization ("FISH"), or SPoT-Light HER2 CISH ("SPoT-Light)?
  • What other lab tests were done on the tumor tissue?
  • What did these tests show?
  • What kind of "personality" does the cancer in my breast have?
  • How will this information help in deciding what type of treatment or further tests are necessary?
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