Understand your diagnosis and test results
Plain-language guides to pathology reports, blood tests, biomarkers, and the lab tests behind your diagnosis — created by doctors.
Diagnosis Guides
Detailed plain-language guides to hundreds of diagnoses — from common benign findings to cancers. Start here if you want to understand what a specific diagnosis means.
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Biomarkers and Genetic Testing
Plain-language guides to the biomarker tests increasingly found in pathology reports, including hormone receptors, HER2, EGFR, MMR, and many others.
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Blood Tests
Learn about commonly performed blood tests, including CBC, white blood cell differential, complete metabolic panel, liver panel, thyroid hormones, hemoglobin A1c, and many others.
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Testing for Infections
Plain-language guides to the laboratory tests used to diagnose infections, including throat and urine cultures, blood cultures, culture and sensitivity (C&S) testing, and rapid tests for viruses like COVID-19 and influenza.
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Pathology Dictionary
Definitions for the most commonly used terms and phrases in pathology reports, written the way pathologists use them.
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Procedures and Specimen Types
Guides to what your pathology report contains after specific procedures — including colonoscopy, prostate surgery, mastectomy, bone marrow biopsy, and more.
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What is MyPathologyReport?
MyPathologyReport.com is a free educational resource created by pathologists to help patients and families understand their pathology reports.
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Patient stories
MyPathologyReport is now partnering with the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the ASCP Patient Champions program, which brings together additional patient resources and inspirational stories directly from patients who have experienced a range of difficult diagnoses.
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