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A Diagnosis Of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Doesn’t Always Mean Cancer Spread

April 14, 2008 By: Laurentiu Category: Oncology No Comments →

Triple-negative cancers are a heterogeneous group and may not always be associated with lymph node , a new study shows.

The study of 145 triple negative cancers (i.e, which is estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-negative and HER2-negative) in 128 women found that about 23% were moderate or low-grade lesions, said Cecilia Mercado, MD, of New York University School of Medicine, and an author of the study.
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