Research Helps Breast Cancer Patients Arm Themselves before Visiting Oncologists
by Barbara Minton, Natural Health Editor
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(NaturalNews) After a diagnosis of breast cancer, most women want to know where they fit into the statistics being quoted to them as reasons for submitting to the traditional toxic treatments being advocated by their oncologists. Scientists in China are helping to further this understanding through research revealing a statistical breakdown of which forms of breast cancer are the most deadly, and which may not be so dangerous. Any woman being pressured to accept chemotherapy, radiation, and follow-drugs can use these statistics to empower herself and more accurately assess where she stands.
In the study, the clinical-pathological characteristics of triple negative breast cancer were investigated.. This type of cancer is diagnosed when cells in the breast lack all three receptors: estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2).
Although these receptors can help fuel breast cancer growth in some cases, they are also indicative of less threatening cancers.
Cells that are able to express these factors more closely resemble
normal cells, while cells that cannot express the factors have lost
resemblance to normal cells. When cancerous cells more closely resemble
normal cells, they are more easily returned to a state of normalcy. The
lack of receptors makes triple negative breast cancer one of the most
deadly forms of cancer.
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