#CHARITYTUESDAY I spoke with the #EveningStandard immediately after finding out this groundbreaking news:
Scientific discoveries have just been made, which may lead to long-awaited specific treatments for triple-negative breast cancer.
So why is this scientific breakthrough so significant?
*Triple-negative breast cancer is more commonly diagnosed in younger people (aged 50 and younger)
*Triple-negative breast cancer is more likely to spread beyond the breast and more likely to recur (come back) after treatment.
*Triple-negative breast cancer is considered to be more aggressive and has a poorer prognosis than other types of breast cancer, mainly because there are fewer targeted medicines that treat triple-negative breast cancer.
**Triple-negative breast cancer is more likely to be diagnosed in women of African descent, Hispanic women and those with a BRCA1 gene mutation
I am a Triple Negative Breast Cancer survivor. It is TERRIFYING finding out that you’ve been diagnosed with a type of breast cancer that is often more aggressive than other types and has no targeted treatments.
Knowing about the work that scientists are tirelessly doing to stop women like me dying from this type of cancer is VERY close to my heart.
Thanks for READING & SHARING this post to help spread the optimism 💖🍀
Huge thanks to the research team and all those at #BreastCancerNow #ForTheCure *
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