Triple negative breast cancer
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| Triple negative breast cancer | |
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| Term | Triple negative breast cancer |
| Short definition | Triple negative breast cancer - (pronounced) (TRIH-pul-NEH-guh-tiv brest KAN-ser) type of breast cancer in which the tumor cells do not have estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, or large amounts of HER2/neu protein on their surface. Knowing if breast cancer is triple negative is important for treatment planning. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Triple negative breast cancer - (pronounced) (TRIH-pul-NEH-guh-tiv brest KAN-ser) type of breast cancer in which the tumor cells do not have estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, or large amounts of HER2/neu protein on their surface. Knowing if breast cancer is triple negative is important for treatment planning. Also called ER negative PR negative HER2/neu negative breast cancer and TNBC
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