Many patients assume that surgery is the first step towards treatment, and this is true in that doctors do typically recommend surgery to remove a tumor for both early-stage invasive breast cancer and DCIS.
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her2-positive breast cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
We hosted a dinner on PARP Inhibitors recently. PARP Inhibitors are a class of medications that may have benefits in Triple Negative and other Breast Cancers in women with a BRCA mutation. Homologous Recombination Deficiencies are associated with several cancers, including breast cancer, and can be identified in breast cancer tissue itself. Tumors with a homologous recombination deficiency (including BRCA mutations) are described as HRD-positive.
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BRCA gene, HRD, PARP-I, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Susan got that call. You know? The one from the doctor that says, “You have cancer.”
At first, your mind goes blank.
Then fear strikes as you think not of your health, but rather of your husband being the one to take care of your children. When the fear subsides, you think about you.
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Breast, Breast cancer, Cancer, Health, Surgery, Triple Negative Breast Cancer