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The Rose Breast Cancer Awareness Shirt

Today, March 3, is Triple Negative Breast Cancer Day, a national day for raising awareness for triple-negative breast cancer. The Rose Breast Cancer Awareness Shirt! With all of the press surrounding pinkification in October for breast cancer awareness, you might ask, why do we need a day in March? Common misconceptions have led people to believe that all breast cancer is treatable if caught early, and that early detection is the answer. If there was ever a type of breast cancer that needed its own day to help set the story straight, it’s triple-negative.

The Rose Breast Cancer Awareness Shirt, Youth tee, Ladies tee and V-Neck T-Shirt

Much of the dialogue around breast cancer tends to suggest a uniform type of disease, but those who have experienced this diagnosis first-hand or through a loved one know that there are many different kinds of breast cancer. The The Rose Breast Cancer Awareness Shirt! And unfortunately through my own experiences, I learned about one of the most aggressive, fast growing deadly types: triple-negative breast cancer. What is triple negative breast cancer? A diagnosis of TNBC means that your tumors are estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-negative and HER2-negative.

The Rose Breast Cancer Awareness Shirt, Hoodie, Longsleeve and Sweater

About 15 to 20 percent of breast cancers are triple-negative. The The Rose Breast Cancer Awareness Shirt! Because the tumors are negative to the three most common receptors, TNBC can’t be treated with medicines that slow or stop cancer growth by targeting these receptors, and instead are treated with standard chemotherapy & radiotherapy. Without these targeted treatment options, TNBC patients have a higher risk of recurrence. TNBC can also metastasize to other organs in the body like the liver, lungs, brain or bones & when it does, it is not curable.