Triple Negative Breast Cancer, "I Won't Back Down!": Robin Roberts Touches On Her Triple Negative Breast Cancer In Good Housekeeping's Interview

What is TNBC

WHAT IS TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER?

Just in recent years, Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) has sparked interest in the news where instead of calling the tumor as ER-negative, PR-negative, and HER2-negative; researchers began using the shorthand term, "Triple Negative," dubbed the "new type" of breast cancer. Being Triple Negative, you don't have a targeted therapy and your only treatment option is chemotherapy.

Triple Negative Breast Cancer is seen in about 15% of all breast cancers. TNBC is a very aggressive cancer that tends to strike younger women, pre-menopause, especially among African-American women and women who have BRCA1 mutations. The tumor tends to be fast growing and is less likely to show up on an annual mammogram. TNBC is more likely to metastasis early on; has a high rate of recurrence in the first 2-3 years from diagnosis and has a poorer prognosis than other types of breast cancer due to lack of specific, targeted treatment for TNBC.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Robin Roberts Touches On Her Triple Negative Breast Cancer In Good Housekeeping's Interview

Excerpt from interview:"...Robin's cancer was found to be triple-negative, meaning it wouldn't respond to certain treatments; such cancer is generally treated through surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation (all of which she underwent). She was told she wouldn't get what many other survivors look forward to in five to seven years without a recurrence: a proclamation of "all clear."

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/celebrity-interviews/robin-roberts-interview
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On May 31, 2012, Robin Roberts will be honored at the annual Peace, Love and a Cure fundraising event through the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. Good Morning America anchor, Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor and advocate, Robin Roberts will be awarded the Champion Award for her Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness, going public with her story, and giving hope to the women affected by TNBC... she is an inspiration to all of us breast cancer survivors, Thank you Robin Roberts!

http://www.tnbcfoundation.org/plc2012