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Sorry to hear of your diagnosis, Scott. ou don't mention how many positive needles there were in your biopsy. If all needles were positive you may need to develop a different strategy to that you might need if only one needle is positive.
Here are some suggestions:
1. Work your way through this site starting at DON'T PANIC
2. If you don't want to do that, at least get a second opinion on the pathology result - here are some suggestions of RECOGNISED EXPERT PATHOLOGISTS
3. Before deciding what therapy you choose it is important Assess Status Before Determining Strategy. Part of this might be to consult Duke Bahn at Ventura, California, since that isn't too far away. He has considerable expertise in the use of the Color Doppler which can identify the size and extent of any tumor more accurately.