A patient's oncologist has just finished explaining the diagnostic workup results to her,and she still has questions.The woman states,"The doctor says I have a slow-growing cancer.Very few cells are dividing.How does she know this?" What is the name of the test that gave the physician this information?

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The S-phase index measures the number of cells in the synthesis phase of cell development.If the number of cells noted is high,the cancer is growing at a fast rate.In this patient's case,her S-phase index is assumed to be low.Tumour ploidy is the amount of DNA in a tumour cell compared with that in a normal cell.Nuclear grade describes the degree of abnormalities present in the cancer cell tubules,nuclei morphology,and mitotic rates.Estrogen and progesterone receptors are proteins found in the cell cytoplasm and surface of some breast cancer cells.

A Patient's Oncologist Has Just Finished Explaining the Diagnostic Workup