Breast Cancer Staging Tests:
Once your doctor has diagnosed your breast cancer, he or she works to establish the extent (stage) of your cancer. Your cancer’s stage helps determine your prognosis and the best treatment options. Complete information about your cancer’s stage may not be available until after you undergo breast cancer surgery.
Tests and procedures used to stage breast cancer may include:
- Mammogram
- MUGA Scan
- Chest X-ray
- Breast MRI
- Bone scan
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Genetic Testing
- Estrogen and progesterone receptor tests
- HER2
- Computerized tomography (CT) scan
- Blood tests, such as a complete blood count
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
