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Old 12-13-2007, 05:16 PM   #1
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation (TNBC), and Susan G. Komen for the Cure convened one of the first "think tanks" dedicated specifically to triple negative breast cancer, a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat form of the disease. The meeting was held prior to the opening of the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

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Old 12-14-2007, 08:08 PM   #2
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Kate,

Thanks for posting all this good stuff. My friend is triple negative so I will share this with her. Hope you are doing well. Your hospital stay did not sound like a lot of fun.

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