"My friend died of breast cancer. She wouldn't get any treatment. It was that kind that black women get."
I had just met Bea, and in the course of our getting-to-know-each-other chat, she had mentioned that her husband was a one-year survivor of an aggressive cancer. So I shared my story about being an eleven-year survivor of Stage IIIB breast cancer.
When Bea, who is African-American, said that her friend had the kind of cancer "black women get," I suspected that she might have...
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Q. I’ve been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Is this a type of breast cancer like IDC or inflammatory breast cancer,... Read more »
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Experts say in the next 25 years the number of diabetes patients is expected to double, and the cost of treating the disease is expected to triple.... Read more »
Scientists have discovered a unique biomarker for triple-negative breast cancer that may one day allow women to receive a more targeted treatment. A... Read more »
A new study has found that the more times a woman gives birth, the greater her risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer. The study found that... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Researchers are working to find the best approaches to treating triple-negative breast cancer. Some clinical trials are comparing the effectiveness... Read more »
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