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IdealIdeas t1_jc1brlp wrote

What does being triple positive mean? Did you get tested 3 times before you were finally sure you had cancer?

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BluebellsMcGee OP t1_jc1nno9 wrote

Triple-positive breast cancer is a type of breast cancer. It has cancer cells that test positive for the following three features:

(1) estrogen receptors (2) progesterone receptors (3) a larger amount of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) protein

Triple positive breast cancer is very aggressive, but because we know three things helping it to grow, we have more weapons available to prohibit its growth.

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