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How to Understand Your Cancer Pathology Results A pathology report is a medical document that gives information about a diagnosis, such as cancer. To test for the disease, a sample of …

FISH Test Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a test that “maps” the genetic material in human cells, including specific genes or portions of genes. Because a FISH test can detect genetic …

You’ve Been Told You Have Cancer. Now What? You’ve Been Told You Have Cancer. Now What? When you find out that you have cancer, it’s a lot to take in. …

Stages of Cancer When you’re diagnosed with cancer, your doctor will tell you what stage it is. That will describe the size of the cancer and how far it’s spread. Cancer is typically labeled …