Pathology for patients
Learn more about your diagnosis and pathology report with Osler
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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Pathology Dictionary
Definitions for the most commonly used terms and phrases in pathology reports, written the way pathologists use them.
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Understanding Pathology
Articles explaining the concepts that apply across all pathology reports — staging, grading, margins, and how to read your report.
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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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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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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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