New to all this - TNBC

I completely agree with you Dee. I feel the same way about just missing out on having a platinum based treatment added to my chemo protocol. This might have given me a pathologically complete response which would have significantly improved my survival odds. 

Now there's talk of a vaccine to prevent recurrence. I sure could have used that too!

I suppose the down side of cancer treatment is that no matter when you have it, there will always be something better just around the corner. On the up side, that's proof that there's lots of great researchers out there improving things for the women that come after us.

It makes me sad that I couldn't have the treatment that was only months around the corner but, like you, I know that I was offered the best available at the time and that's going to be the case for everyone, no matter when they start treatment.

I feel compelled to share what I know about 'current best practice' because doctors are very busy people and some are also reluctant to change until they've seen others doing so. Going into a practice well informed with information is the best way to ensure that you really DO get current best practice. I travelled to Sydney for treatment because I couldn't get neo-adjuvant treatment where I lived. I met women at 'Look Good Feel Better' that had been treated locally and the only thing they were offered was mastectomy followed by chemo and radiation. I didn't know what to say to them.