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"I promise, Suzy... Even if it takes the rest of my life." -Nancy G. Brinker, Founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

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.

Friday, March 15, 2013

My Triple Negative Breast Cancer Sisters Making Dreams Come True...




Video of a couple of my Triple Negative Breast Cancer sisters fulfilling Taira Baughman's wish to be on the Ellen show. Big thank you to Patti Parker-Phillips and Julie Olsen for making this dream happen for our dear Tiara Baughman.
TNBC sister, Taira Baughman
meets Ellen Degeneres

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Sisters:
Patti Parker-Phillips, Taira Baughman and
Julie Olsen on the Ellen Show

TNBC sisters: Taira Baughman, Julie Olsen
and Patti Parker-Phillips in the audience
on the Ellen Show

http://m.clickondetroit.com/news/Breast-cancer-fighter-has-dream-come-true/-/16732600/19164446/-/1308nmxz/-/index.html
(Click link to Tiara's story)
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