Archive for June 2020
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
When you are diagnosed with breast cancer your breast surgeon may talk to you about a procedure called a sentinel lymph node biopsy. We are going to discuss what that procedure means in this section. What are Lymph Nodes? Lymph nodes are part of your immune system.This is a network of tissues and organs that…
Read MoreComplete MRI Response in TNBC
Complete MRI Response and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer Sarah A. Dodge, M.D. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a type of breast cancer that does not have the proteins for the estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR). It also does not over-express the human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2)…
Read MoreTNBC: Is Breast Cancer Surgery Always Needed?
Some patients with triple negative breast cancer may not need surgery if they have an exceptional response to chemotherapy
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