Most oncologists now are thinking of breast cancer as at least four diseases based on endocrine features - luminal A, luminal B, Her2 positive and the so called "triple negative" - breast cancers that express neither estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors nor Her2 receptors. These latter breast cancers, or "triple negative" breast cancers have a reputation (deservedly so) for being difficult to treat.
Yet many oncologists, like myself, have dozens of patients with "triple negative"...
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 »
My wife, Keri Haberstroh, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 25 in 2005. My name is Doug, and I am here to tell Keri's breast cancer... Read more »
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From Washington Post, 6-23-07: Black Women Hit by Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer: Scientists Look at Genes, Breast-Feeding Patterns Black... Read more »
My copy of Impact arrived last week. Impact is a newsletter about the fund-raising events at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston,... 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
Triple-negative breast cancer is typically treated with a combination of therapies such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Many women... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Anyone can get triple-negative breast cancer. However, researchers have found that it is more likely to affect: Younger people. Triple-negative... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
To understand triple-negative breast cancer, it’s important to understand receptors, which are proteins found inside and on the surface of cells.... Read more »
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