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SUBMITTER: Brouckaert O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3469230 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brouckaert Olivier O Wildiers Hans H Floris Giuseppe G Neven Patrick P
International journal of women's health 20120924
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease comprehending different orphan breast cancers simply defined by the absence of ER/PR/HER-2. Approximately 15%-20% of all breast cancers belong to this phenotype that has distinct risk factors, distinct molecular features, and a particular clinical presentation and outcome. All these features will be discussed in this review. The risk of developing TNBC varies with age, race, genetics, breastfeeding patterns, and parity. Some TNBC ar ...[more]