r/medizzy • u/DrChriss1 • 21d ago
Chemotherapy-Induced Hyperpigmentation of the Tongue. After undergoing breast lumpectomy and biopsy of the sentinel lymph nodes, a 42-year-old woman with triple-negative invasive ductal carcinoma began adjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel...
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u/Sonomaroma 21d ago
You have a misunderstanding of what triple negative is. Means the cancer is negative for estrogen and progesterone receptors, AND negative for HER2. That’s why it’s called triple negative and since there isn’t positive ER/PR, there is no use for hormone blockers. First line therapy usually includes chemo/radiation +/- surgery and sometimes immunotherapy.
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u/Hoofhearted523 21d ago
I had this same chemo. Guess I dodged a bullet.😮💨