How is the prognosis determined for someone with breast cancer?

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  1. Dr. Patrick Maguire
     
    Dr. Patrick Maguire answered:
    Factors that may influence a breast cancer patient's overall prognosis include patient age and condition, tumor grade, surgical margins, hormone receptor status, Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 (HER2/neu) overexpression, as well as multiple other new molecular, biologic factors that are being discovered on a regular basis.
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