Breast tissue removed during a biopsy is sent to a pathologist, a doctor who examines the tissue under a microscope to determine whether it contains cancer cells. The pathologist prepares a report of the findings and sends it to the doctor who ordered the biopsy, usually your surgeon or oncologist. Sometimes, other tests are needed to make a breast cancer diagnosis, and these tests may be done in different labs. Test results may come in separate reports, so you may receive more than one report from the same breast biopsy. Pathology reports are written for health care providers and use medical language, which can make them hard for you to understand. Because it can be overwhelming to take in all of the information about your diagnosis at once, it’s helpful to have a copy of your report so you can review it and ask questions. The report may be available in your online medical record, or you can ask your doctor for a copy. The pathology report, along with other tests and imaging such as a mammogram, informs your diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. In most cases, a medical team including your oncologist, surgeon, pathologist and radiologist, who is a doctor that reads and interprets imaging tests, will use this information to plan your treatment. Your doctor, usually your surgeon or oncologist, will review the main findings of the report with you and answer any questions you may have. To help you get the most out of this discussion, you may find it helpful to review the questions for your health care provider list on komen.org. You can also visit the Diagnosis section on komen.org for more information on pathology reports.