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.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Vote for Lori Flowers of Triple Step Towards the Cure for $10,000 Lady GODIVA Grant

“You have to bloom where you are planted.” This was my sister’s mantra, even after her diagnosis with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), a disease many people have never heard of. Co-founding Triple Step Toward the Cure was my way of ‘blooming’ after losing her by raising awareness of TNBC and actively supporting those diagnosed. Treatment options are still limited and many women we work with are struggling just to make ends meet. We have a ways to go. However, I believe the steps we are taking add to collective efforts being made to better treat and ultimately end this disease." ~ Lori Flowers

Vote now through May 16, 2014:
http://ladygodivaprogram.com/finalists/entry/8668

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