Triple Negative Breast Cancer, "I Won't Back Down!": The Victory Center Over the Edge Rappel Challenge 2018

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.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

The Victory Center Over the Edge Rappel Challenge 2018

The 2nd annual Over the Edge for Victory was held on September 7, 2018 at the old Toledo Edison Building, one of downtown's tallest buildings.
Over $155,000 was raised for The Victory Center to provide their free support services and programs to cancer survivors and their caregivers in our local community. Thank you Toledo and surrounding area for supporting this event and making it successful for us survivors. And a very special thank you to Devorah and Kelsey for rappelling down 16 stories and to those who donated money on their behalf.