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TNBC treatment needing confirmation: What is standard treatment?
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After being diagnosed in 2019 with TNBC at age 66. I too underwent genetic testing. I was negative for all of the common BC genes, but on the back page was a sentence regarding a VUS-variant of unknown significance. It was the ATM gene. I’ve asked my doctors about this but they’ve indicated that unless the testing company sends me a report with updated information, I don’t need to delve into it. My mom died of pancreatic cancer so this gene does concern me-not just for myself, but for my children and grandchildren. I know I cannot change this, but I’m the type of person the likes to be informed.
Best wishes too all,
Cindy
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Congrats on your successful treatment. You can be retested, but your children should also be tested. My daughter had the ATM and my sister did not. It does raise your risk of BC and several other cancers, but biggest for BC. The original testing company may do it for free. My daughter and sister were both free through my testing company.
All info is good info. I agree.