Yet there is, for the first time, a lifeline for women like Nicola who are diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. While breast cancer is seen mainly in women after the age of 50, triple-negative breast cancers are often found in younger, pre-menopausal women. About 1,650 women die of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer every year, accounting for roughly one in ten breast cancer deaths. A new drug, Trodelvy, could give women with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer more time. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2019 after finding a bright pink mark on her left breast.

Source: Daily Mail July 17, 2021 21:11 UTC