Diagnosing triple-negative breast cancer doesnt take additional time compared to other forms of breast cancer.
To do a biopsy, tissues or fluid are removed from the breast area and examined under a microscope.
If a patients biopsy comes back positive, the next step is totest for hormone receptors.
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Differential Diagnoses
There are many benign breast conditions that do not turn into triple-negative breast cancer.
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