Triple Negative Breast Cancer, "I Won't Back Down!": YSC Summit Atlanta 2015

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, July 30, 2020

YSC Summit Atlanta 2015

Weekend fun with my breast cancer sisters in Hotta-Lanta to Connect, Educate and Empower at the annual Young Survival Coalition Summit in March of 2016.

Thank you Young Survival Coalition for bringing all us ladies together, support like no other.

Connect, Educate, Empower
Young Survival Coalition opening remarks

Dusty Showers and Melissa

Cocktail hour with these lovely ladies

TNBC sisters, Melissa and Traci Gordon

Opening reception
Rachel, Melissa, Angie, Tammie, Angela,
Roxanne, Natalia and Alexandra

TNBC sisters Roxanne Martinez
and Melissa

TNBC sisters Sara Kouten and Melissa

TNBC sisters Melissa
and Kate Vithanage

TNBC sisters Melissa and Natalia Munoz

TNBC sisters Angela Munoz
and Melissa

TNBC sisters Vicki, Alexandra, Melissa,
Karen and Jeanna

Breast cancer sisters Melissa and
Charlene Cornelia

TNBC sisters Melissa and Dulce Santiago

Breast cancer sisters and
roommate Tammie Turpen
and Melissa

TNBC sisters Melissa and
Roxanne Martinez

Breast cancer sisters Melissa
and Sarah Roselli

Breast cancer survivors
Melissa, YSC CEO Jennifer Merschdorf
and Tammie

TNBC sisters Alexandra Cortes
and Melissa

TNBC sisters
Jeanna Hollar and Melissa

TNBC sisters Lisa Southerland O'Connor
and Melissa

Melissa and Sami Mansfield
from Nutrition and
Exercise session

I love seeing these lovely ladies every year at YSC!
Survivors and Vendor Exhibitors:
Dulce, Laura MacGregor of Hope Scarves, Melissa,
Stori Nagel of Haus of Volta, Tiffany Ramos
and Courtney Lercara of Pink Wings

TNBC sisters Melissa and
Karen Barnes Bryars

From Beyond Boobs, Rene Bowditch
The Good Health Fairy and Melissa

Sisterhood Forever, Melissa
and Young Survival Coalition CEO
Jennifer Merschdorf

TNBC sisters Melissa and Tonya

The Saturday night survivor dance party!
Dulce, Kate, Vicky, Natalia, Alex, Sara,
Lisa, Angie, Lori Flowers, Melissa,
Mary Farrell Ajango, Angela, Tammie,
Michelle, Shanese, Jeanna and Charlene