Breast Cancer		Hormone Receptors   What are hormone receptors? For breast cancer cells, a hormone receptor is a protein molecule located on the cell surface. The hormone receptors connect with certain hormones, like estrogen and progesterone, thereby bringing about changes in the cell. Whether or not breast cancer cells have estrogen and progesterone receptors plays an important role in determining the appropriate course of treatment. Questions Related to Hormone Receptors What are the signs and symptoms of breast cancer? I found a lump in my breast. What should I do? What is breast cancer? What is a breast mass? Will I die if I get breast cancer? What percentages of mammograms uncover cancer? Why do I need a biopsy, if a mammogram has located a mass? What is a biopsy? What do the results of biopsies mean? What are the different types of biopsies? What is a benign tumor? What is the Sentinel Lymph Node? What is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy? What is a pathologist? What are the different categories of mammograms? What do the categories mean? Which categories of mammogram results should I be concerned about? What are intra-mammary lymph nodes? What are calcifications? What are microcalcifications? What are macrocalcifications? What is the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS)? What is DCIS? How is DCIS different from invasive breast cancer? What is Paget’s disease? Why is inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) so hard to diagnose? What are the stages of breast cancer? What are terms other than the numerical staging categories used for assessing how far the cancer has spread? What is peau d’orange? What is ploidy? What is oncogene overexpression? What are the characteristics of breast cancers that determine treatment options? What is HER-2 status? What are estrogen receptors? What do they have to do with breast cancer? My cancer is ER-positive. Is this a good thing? What is the difference between invasive and non-invasive cancer? What is meant by a tumor’s margins? What is LCIS? What is schlerosing adenosis? What are the different types of breast cancer? I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. What questions should I ask my doctor? Page 1 of 1    | 1 |

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