Triple negative breast cancer is a type of breast cancer that does not have any of the three receptors commonly found on breast cancer cells - the oestrogen, progesterone and HER2 receptors. Around 15% of early breast cancers are triple negative.
Dr Rachel Dear, Medical Oncologist and Senior Staff Specialist at St Vincent's Hospital, explains.
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00:00 - What is Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
00:40 - How do TNBC outcomes differ from other types of breast cancer?
1:36 - Who is most at risk?
2:05 - How is TNBC treated?
3:18 - What is the outlook for people with TNBC?
4:35 - How is St Vincent's researching TNBC?
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