Awareness of breast cancer has grown a lot in the last few decades. Still, you might not realize that there are different types of breast cancer with unique qualities. Each breast cancer type may require its own treatment approach.
One category of breast cancer is triple-negative breast cancer. In this video, learn what triple-negative breast cancer means and how it's different from other types, according to Amy Tiersten, MD, Oncologist at the Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
Amy Tiersten, MD, is a Professor of Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She sees patients at the Dubin Breast Center.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). What is triple-negative breast cancer?
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (2024). Triple negative breast cancer.
National Cancer Institute. (2020). BRCA mutations: cancer risk and genetic testing.
Susan G. Komen Foundation. (2023). Triple negative breast cancer.
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