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Hi Leonie. I am also in Perth - Bayswater. My sister who lives interstate was diagnosed with triple negative April 2012 Stage 1 Grade 3 no positive lymph nodes. She had a lumpectomy, radiation and chemo. In January 2014 she was diagnosed with the exact same cancer in the same breast again! Lucky she hasn't had any mets. So now she has had a mastectomy, is completing her second round of chemo, and will them have a prophelactic mastectomy and reconsstructive surgery. She is 47. Unlike some oft he other people here my response was to get as much information aout BC as possible and as my sister doesn't I pass on information she might find useful ignoring the out of date and pessemistic information which is around. I also encourage her to get other opinions and not to rush into decisions - a few weeks to consider options will not matter in the longer term for her. I do know that there are a lot of women living long, happy lives with triple negative so try and stay strong. We don't have any other relatives to date that have had BC so it seems that it is a freak genetic mutation for my sister. If you want to have a chat let me know.