Triple Negative Breast Cancer, "I Won't Back Down!": National Cancer Survivors Day

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.

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Friday, July 5, 2019

National Cancer Survivors Day 2019

The Victory gals celebrating life at our annual National Cancer Survivors Day Picnic, June 2019.

Monday, January 7, 2019

Victory Center's National Cancer Survivors Day Picnic 2018

Celebrating "Living Life" with my victory gals survivors at a beautiful picnic and magic show hosted by The Victory Center for National Survivors Day on June 3, 2018.

Breast cancer survivors:
Melissa, Kim and Kelsey

Me and my husband, Phil

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Ann Arbor National Cancer Awareness Day 2016

Board of survivors...

Thank you Michigan State Comprehensive Cancer Center for the invite for Young Survival Coalition to exhibit a table at their National Cancer Survivors Day Celebration on June 5, 2016. It was honored as a YSC State Leader to accept a request to represent Young Survival Coalition and display information of resources that YSC has to offer at this special celebration in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

YSC State Leader, Melissa Paskvan

Representing Young Survival Coalition

Cancer survivors join in Laughter Works

Lovely Lunch Buffet

Yummy healthy lunch

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream for dessert

Showing guests YSC resources

My first YSC table exhibiting experience

Sunday, June 28, 2015

National Cancer Survivor Month Celebration at UTMC 2015

Having a fun time with my pink sister, Jyll at Toledo's Dana Cancer Center on June 25, 2015. Thank you UTMC for honoring us survivors!

Pink sisters, Melissa Paskvan and Jyll

Jyll, Dr. Amy Thompson and Melissa

Monday, June 15, 2015

National Cancer Survivors Day 2015

Many thanks to The Victory Center for hosting our annual picnic at Wildwood Park celebrating us survivors on National Cancer Survivors Day, June 7, 2015. Spent the day in good company with my survivor friends for great food, egg toss, and water balloon toss...

Melissa, Laura and Heather

First one out on egg toss :(

Don't tempt me Melissa J!

Got you, Melissa J!

All of us breast cancer survivors of The Victory Center

5+ years survivors!

Friday, August 22, 2014

The Victory Center featured on COPING magazine's online photo gallery...

Survivors at The Victory Center's National Cancer Survivors Day Picnic on June 1, 2014. We raised our arms to form a V, VICTORY over cancer! I'm in the front, wearing a black t-shirt.

http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/ncsd_gallery/ncsd_2014
Page 4 and scroll down left column and click on Toledo, OH

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Hugs to all of my TNBC sisters...

Y'all an inspiration to me!

Triple Negative Breast Cancer, "I Won't Back Down!"

I promise