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Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 6 11:41am | Replies (244)
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I'm 2 years into my 5 years, baseline here at UCLA is an MRI with contrast every year, and a mammogram every year - staggered so you are getting one or the other every 6 months.

I had a PET CT scan at the end of active treatment, and have three months follow-ups with my oncologist for blood work tracking tumor markers.

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callalloo | @callalloo | Jul 9, 2022

Some doctors don't monitor tumor markers. I'm glad to see that your's at UCLA does. My oncologist at Cleveland Clinic does as well though pointed out that inflammation in the body might cause a rise and be unrelated to any cancer development so not to be alarmed. But there are women who've posted on Mayo Connect that the only early warning signal was a rise in tumor markers...that likely saved their lives. I think that I'm inclined to think 'the more data, the better in general. All of us on these forums are in my prayers and best wishes.

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