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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment: Where Are We?
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment: Where Are We? Dr. Lisa Carey explains the latest research on TNBC treatments. Mar 7, 2025 About 10% to 15% of breast cancers are triple-negative. This means they don’t have receptors for the hormones estrogen or progesterone, and don’t have too many HER2 proteins. So, hormonal…
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Helpful links about Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
For more information, see Breastcancer.org's Triple-Negative Breast Cancer section. Check out this Podcast: Hope After a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer diagnosis. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Stories Hope this helps! --The Mods
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Capecitabine - Side Effects
I went threw 6 rounds of chemotherapy and 2 rounds of Keytruda. The Keytruda was damaging my lungs so I was not allowed to take it anymore. After having several rounds of the same chemo I developed a allergy to it which caused me to end up in the hospital. I will be finishing radiation on July 3rd and starting Capecitabine…
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Xeloda (Capecitabine)
Has anyone with Triple Negative Breast Cancer taken Xeloda that went through chemotherapy and then had a double mastectomy and lymph nodes removed? I am going to have radiation but, my oncologist wants me to take Xeloda but, I want to hear some feed back.
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Vinorelbine - the end of the line??
Hello all-I have just been recommended to move to Vinorelbine as my 9th line. My oncologist pulled me off DATROWAY due to severe SEs and told me this is one of the last drugs on the shelf for me. Not only is this a scary piece of information, but I also can’t find much online about this drug in terms of user experience.…
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Diagnosed with TNBC in April
I have not started treatment yet but have been told to do keynote 522, surgery and radiation. For multiple reasons I do not want to do chemo treatment at this time. The tumor has gone from 3 cm to 5 cm and there may or may not be lymph node involvement scans say no but doctors think may be. I would like to do surgery and…
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Envita Medical Centers
has anyone heard of Evita medical center or possibly have had any personal experiences you would be willing to share? I have TNMBC with mets to spine, lung, liver and spleen and while I am pleased with my care my husband anand I want to explore all options. Any insight into this or other "non tradiotional" facilities would…
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Long term survivor examples.
Just an idea came across my mind. Can we share stories and examples of long term triple negative survivors. They dont participate in such forums. So its only by word of mouth that we get to hear about them. But I also see few of them in this website, who themselves are long term survivors. I feel so happy to see how they…
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Calling all TNs
I think that we tn's need to have a sign up list like some of the other threads have...maybe put your age, and also what treatment you have had or are now having. What to do you think? I can start: age 50, diagnosed at age 49 1/2, lumpectomy, 4 AC Dose dense (every two weeks) and 4 Taxol, Dose Dense every 2 weeks. 35 rads…
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TNBC Can Change Hormone Receptor Status If It Comes Back
Sep 23, 2025 Triple-negative breast cancer may come back as hormone receptor-positive disease about a third of the time. Triple-negative breast cancer is negative for both estrogen and progesterone receptors. So, it’s hormone receptor-negative. People diagnosed with this type of breast cancer aren’t offered hormonal…
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GLP-1 meds after TNBC – safe?
Hi everyone, I finished chemo for triple-negative breast cancer in May 2025. I’m struggling with extra weight (about 25 kg / 55 lbs) and considering GLP-1 medications (like Ozempic or Saxenda) for weight loss. I’ve read mixed things about cancer risk and would love to hear if any TNBC survivors here have been prescribed a…
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Local reoccurrence tnbc
33, currently just discovered a local reoccurrence 10 months after dmx and 6 months after finishing chemo. First presented as fat necrosis/oil cyst but grew. Looking for treatment plans and stories of people who have gone through this successfully with no further occurrence. Looking for hope so scared. Waiting on mri and…