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Grade vs Stage
A friend has just been dx with BC. She does not know the stage yet, but they "graded" the tumor from the biopsy and ultra soundif I understood what she said. I was never given the word grade with my dx. What does grade mean? What does it apply to?
Thanks,
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Catherine
Found my own lump in the shower
April 2006 at the age of 58
Stage IIB, ER- PR- HER2+++ multi focal tumors, largest 2.3cm
Chemo first: AC/Taxol over 16 weeks
Bilateral mastectomy Sep 06
33 rads after the surgery
1 year of Herceptin completed Dec 07
15 years and no recurrence as of April 2021
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