I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in August 2005. My stage was llB. There was
a lumpectomy done and 12 lymph nodes removed with only one of the lymph nodes was positive
the 11 others were negative. I am approaching (2months away) from my 4th year cancer free.
I took chemotherapy and then radiation.
I was told by my oncologist that after five years of being cancer free the prognosis goes way up to about 94% survival rate. I'm a little confused if now it is 7 to 10 years instead of the 5 year mark. I was given a very aggressive form of chemotherapy (adriamiacin first and then taxol).
The taxol left me with very bad neuropathy. There is a drug out now called taxatier which will not leave you with neuropathy. I was also told by my radiologist that triple negative was better to have than her positive after 5 years. A little confused? What are your thoughts?
Linda, from Florida
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I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in August 2005. My stage was llB. There was
June 23, 2009 - 6:05ama lumpectomy done and 12 lymph nodes removed with only one of the lymph nodes was positive
the 11 others were negative. I am approaching (2months away) from my 4th year cancer free.
I took chemotherapy and then radiation.
I was told by my oncologist that after five years of being cancer free the prognosis goes way up to about 94% survival rate. I'm a little confused if now it is 7 to 10 years instead of the 5 year mark. I was given a very aggressive form of chemotherapy (adriamiacin first and then taxol).
The taxol left me with very bad neuropathy. There is a drug out now called taxatier which will not leave you with neuropathy. I was also told by my radiologist that triple negative was better to have than her positive after 5 years. A little confused? What are your thoughts?
Linda, from Florida
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