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I have breast cancer-her 2 positive, progesterone & estrogen positive. on my health record it shows i have breast cancer (hcc). what does hcc mean?
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IHC?: Does it say IHC? Immunohistochemistry. Immunohistochemistry is an array of stains used to confirm a specific type of cancer. They probably used this to tell if estrogen and progesterone positive. Hope this helps.
Answered 10/15/2014
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