Prognosis

Some of the factors that effect the prognosis are:
- Location, size of the tumor, and if it has spread to other parts of the body
- Whether the cancer is fueled by hormones (hormone receptor-positive or -negative)
- Genetic makeup of the breast cancer cells (i.e. Her2 status)
- Rate of growth of cancer / aggresiveness
- age of patient
- whether it is recurring Some of the factors that effect the prognosis are:
- Location, size of the tumor, and if it has spread to other parts of the body
- Whether the cancer is fueled by hormones (hormone receptor-positive or -negative)
- Genetic makeup of the breast cancer cells (i.e. Her2 status)
- Rate of growth of cancer / aggresiveness
- age of patient
- whether it is recurring

In order to give the most accurate prognosis for breast cancer possible, your medical team will perform numerous tests and potentially surgery to learn as much as possible about your cancer and determine the type and stage. Once staging and type has been established, prognosis is determined by comparing your cancer with the results of other cases similar to yours. In order to give the most accurate prognosis for breast cancer possible, your medical team will perform numerous tests and potentially surgery to learn as much as possible about your cancer and determine the type and stage. Once staging and type has been established, prognosis is determined by comparing your cancer with the results of other cases similar to yours.