I promise

"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.

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Toledo's Hattitude Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch 2018

On October 14, 2018, I attended Hattitude, a Breast Cancer Awareness brunch sponsored by Medical Mutual of Ohio. Every year, Medical Mutual of Ohio honors a person or an organization who has made progress in bringing breast cancer awareness in our local community with the Debra A. Green Award. The recipient of the 2018 Debra A. Community Service Award was presented to the University of Toledo Center for Health and Successful Living, a well deserved wellness center that I have been a participant of for the pass few years. I was honored to be asked by Barbara Oxner to be a guest in attendance in supporting Dr. Amy Thompson, Co-Director of the Center for Health and Successful Living.  Congrats to the team of the center for your hard work in making the center a successful support outlet for us breast cancer survivors!


Triple Negative Breast cancer sisters,
Melissa and Joyce Bettinger

Executive Director of Komen of Northwest
Ohio, Mary Westphal and Melissa

Dr. Tim Jordan and Dr. Amy Thompson of University of
Toledo Center for Health and Successful Living giving their
acceptance speech of the Debra A. Green Award

Dr. Tim Jordan and Dr. Amy Thompson of University
of Toledo Center for Health and Successful Living
giving their 
acceptance speech of the
Debra A. Green Award

Dr. Amy Thompson accepting the 2018 Debra A. Green
community service award and all of her supporters of
University of Toledo Center for Health and Successful Living






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