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A new clue into treatments for triple negative breast cancer, a mean disease

  • Written by Nikita Wright, Ph.D. Candidate, Biology, Georgia State University
imageAfrican-American women are about three times more likely to be diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. mangostock/Shutterstock.com

When a woman finds a lump in her breast, her doctor’s first move is usually to recommend a biopsy – that is, to remove a small portion of the lump for analysis. If...

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