Pathology reports for lung cancer often include technical terms that are unfamiliar to patients, even though those terms play a critical role in diagnosis and treatment planning. One of the most common and confusing is TTF-1. Seeing “TTF-1 positive” or…
A lung cancer diagnosis often comes with unfamiliar and intimidating terminology. Among the most common and confusing distinctions patients encounter is whether their cancer is classified as adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. While both are types of non–small cell lung…
A pathology report can quietly shape the entire course of medical care. Whether it follows a biopsy, surgery, or screening test, this document often determines a diagnosis, influences treatment options, and affects long-term outcomes. Yet pathology reports are written in…
