When Jackie's removed breast tissue was examined, pathology found pre-carcinogenic cell groupings, confirming the surgery was not precautionary but necessary.
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The pathology report on Jackie's removed tissue is the emotional turning point of her medical story. Unlike some patients whose tissue comes back completely clear, Jackie's pathology shows pre-carcinogenic cellular groupings — the kind of thing that, if left in place, the clinical consensus says would likely have become cancer. Her surgeon Dr. Kasliff calls with barely contained triumph: 'We did it.' Jackie describes this as one of the best days of her life despite everything she'd been through to get there. She also reflects on her father's enormous guilt about passing on the gene — and recognizes that his mysterious cancer diagnosis is the only reason she found out in time. [1] — Jackie Tohn "When Jackie's removed breast tissue was examined, pathology found pre-carcinogenic cellular groupings. Her surgeon Dr. Kasliff called almos…" 37:50
When Jackie's removed breast tissue was examined, pathology found pre-carcinogenic cellular groupings. Her surgeon Dr. Kasliff called almost jubilant — because sometimes the tissue comes back totally clean and you never know if it would have become cancer. Jackie's tissue was already on its way. The surgery caught it.
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