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Sherryg683 · 09-09-2008, 03:25 PM

How important is the grade of cancer to prognosis and what exactly does it mean? I see a lot are grade III. My report told me that I was grade II, my surgeon said that was good news. The only good news she had to tell me...what exactly do the cancer grades mean..sherryg683

09-09-2008, 03:25 PM	#1
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Differences in cancer grades? How important is the grade of cancer to prognosis and what exactly does it mean? I see a lot are grade III. My report told me that I was grade II, my surgeon said that was good news. The only good news she had to tell me...what exactly do the cancer grades mean..sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!