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In a few days, the results are available and we call each

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and every patient with the results, what their diagnosis is,

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what's the significance of the diagnosis.

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Some of the terminology can be confusing.

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For example, lobular carcinoma in situ two

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has the word carcinoma in it, but it really isn't a cancer.

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It's not treated as cancer, but it can be confusing.

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We go over the recommendations for follow-up,

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whether it's imaging follow-up in six months

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or can the patient go back to routine screening.

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Sometimes other biopsies are necessary.

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Um, sometimes patients need

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to see surgeons if the breast surgeon,

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even if the result is benign.

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And then patients who are diagnosed with cancer

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do need to see a breast surgeon.

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We provide the phone number

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to the breast clinic in the same building

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so patients can call and make appointments.

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We also reach out to the nurse navigators in, uh,

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surgical oncology to make them aware of all

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of the new diagnoses.

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It's always important to ask the patients how they're doing,

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um, how does their breast feel?

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Have they had any problems with bleeding

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or pain after the biopsy?

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And lastly, if it's a cancer diagnosis

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or something that needs surgical intervention, um,

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I will message or call the referring doc

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to let them know what's going on,

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even if we're giving the phone number

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for the surgical clinic to the patients.