Understanding Your Breast Cancer Pathology Report

In this Educational Forum jointly presented by Support Connection and The Cancer Treatment and Wellness center at Northern Westchester Hospital, Dr. Thomas E. Higgins, MD, FCAP will discuss the pathologist’s role as a member of the care-giver’s team, the information the pathologist provides the physician, and the meaning and use of prognostic and therapeutic markers.

Dr. Higgins is Chief of Pathology, Director of Laboratories and Director of Blood Bank & Transfusion Service at Northern Westchester Hospital.  He received his MD degree from George Washington University and trained in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Yale & Columbia.  Dr. Higgins is double Board Certified in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology (Laboratory Medicine).  He was elected Fellow of the College of American Pathologists and has been Assistant Clinical Professor of Pathology at New York Medical College and Cornell University School of Medicine.

Open to the public.  To learn more or to pre-register (pre-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED) call Support Connection at 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290.