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Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Triple negative breast cancers are usually invasive ductal carcinomas. They are sometimes described as a separate type of breast cancer because they lack both estrogen receptors (ER-) and progesterone receptors (PR-), and do not over-express the HER2 gene (HER2-, another tumor protein receptor) – thus, they are triple negative. Triple negative breast cancers occur more frequently in younger women and African-American women. They may grow more quickly than other types of breast cancer, and are not responsive to hormonal therapies, though they are typically more sensitive to certain chemotherapy treatments.
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