Coping With Triple Negative Breast Cancer?

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If you’re facing a triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) diagnosis, chances are you have already talked with your healthcare team about its unique challenges. Of the 3 breast cancer subtypes, fewer treatments work against TNBC. It can also spread quickly, and it has a higher rate of recurrence than other breast cancers. For patients, its aggressive nature and treatment can cause significant distress. This distress, in turn, can negatively impact quality of life. The good news is that there is support available. Seeking help, staying informed, and keeping in tune with your own experiences and feelings can help you regain control of your journey. TNBC accounts for about 10% to 15% of all breast cancers. Our Research and Training Institute recently looked at data from TNBC patients and survivors, who shared their experiences in our Cancer Experience Registry survey.


We brought our findings to the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium — the largest and most prestigious scientific gathering on breast cancer research in the world — and we want you to know about the most important takeaways. Here are 3 areas to keep an eye on, and resources that can help: 1. Cancer-related Concerns & Distress In our survey, TNBC patients and survivors shared their experience with cancer-related distress. They rated their concerns Panovir (Sofosbuvir-Velpatasvir) across 5 areas: emotional well-being, symptom burden and impact, body image and healthy lifestyle, healthcare team communication, and relationships and intimacy. In our findings, over half of the participants shared that they were moderately to very seriously concerned about 3 things: the cancer recurring issues related to body image and healthy lifestyle such as eating, nutrition, and exercise symptoms and side effects such as “brain fog” or being able to think clearly It is normal to experience many emotions, life changes, and physical concerns after a cancer diagnosis.



Learning and adopting coping strategies can be helpful as you manage the challenges of your cancer experience. Discover Healthy Coping Tips & Resources 2. Financial Toxicity Our findings uncovered another key area of concern for TNBC patients and survivors: financial toxicity. Financial toxicity refers to the financial burden and cost-related psychological distress that cancer patients face because of their care. In our survey, 1 out of every 4 TNBC patients and survivors reported experiencing moderate to severe levels of financial toxicity because of their cancer treatment. Not surprisingly, this toxicity was related to increased symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance. Up-front discussions about the cost of healthcare may help patients better prepare for the financial impact of treatment. Yet, 70% of participants in our survey reported that their healthcare team never discussed the costs of treatment with them ahead of time.