That's what a nurse told my wife and me after my wife was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer.
Los cánceres de seno triple negativos no contienen receptores de estrógeno ni de progesterona. Tampoco producen exceso de proteína HER2. Debido a que las células cancerosas carecen de estas proteínas, las opciones de tratamiento para el cáncer de seno triple negativo son limitadas.
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