Triple Negative Breast Cancer, "I Won't Back Down!": April 2016

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, April 30, 2016

Victory Gals Night Out at Barry Manilow Concert 2016

Barry Manilow "One Last time"

Night out with my pink Victory Gals sisters at Barry Manilow's farewell concert on April 27, 2016 at the Huntington Center in Toledo. Thank you Huntington Center and The Victory Center for bringing us gals together for "one last time" with Barry! It was an excellent concert with Barry singing hit after hit songs. One of my favorites was "Looks Like We Made It."

Us Victory Gals: Kim, Carol, Lori, Linda, Melissa
Elaine, Rita and Devorah

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation And The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation

Monday, April 18, 2016

Komen Ladies Night Out Toledo 2016

April 16, 2016 was a spectacular event for just us ladies at Komen's Ladies Night hosted at the Appliance Center in Maumee, OH. Music, food vendors, raffles and a fashion show is what filled the night. ...And I walked out with a new hot pink suitcase that I purchased with proceeds going to our local Komen, NW Ohio affiliate.