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Carols
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8 years ago

Recent Research on Chemotherapy For Triple Negative Breast Cancer

I was wondering if anyone knew how to access the recent research from Europe which advises that women who only had 6 cycles of chemo only survived up to 5 years after original diagnosis and women who...
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Michelle_R
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8 years ago
Hi @carols - I also had triple negative, and the chemo regime was taxol/carboplatin for 12 weeks (couldn't manage to get to 18).  Also had double mastectomy, 28 radiation treatments, and hysterectomy. My Oncologist wanted to hit it with everything in the arsenal.  So far I am 5 years post-surgery and clear of any symptoms. All the best for your chemo!