Cancer Research =)

I'm reposting this because I feel like it should stand on its own

On a brighter note, I read an interesting article on CNN about triple negative breast cancer(TNBC). I want to go into cancer research later in life. I plan on obtaining my doctorate in Cancer Bio...which would explain why I'm suggesting the article lol. TNBC is a type of breast cancer that is non responsive to hormone therapy because the tumor lacks estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 hormone receptors. The cancer is very difficult to treat...although traditional forms of treatment such as chemotherpy and radiation are used. The cancer is very aggressive and seen in young African American females. The doctor in the article travels to Africa (specifically Ghana) to see if she can find a clue or some significance (connection) with the cancer seen in women in Ghana and in the US. Even though this is a small step, this is big. Not only may there be genetic connections, but this could be a step towards finding a more effective diagnosis in the future. There are so many new techniques being used to diagnose various cancer (ex. ovarian)...I studied Mass Spec in my Biochem class and that is helping to diagnose patients in enough time to receive treatment before they succumb to the disease. Cancer is a crazy disease...it can be virtually untreatable at times and is uncurable...It's up to the new scientists coming up to stop this...and let me say that I am ready for the challenge =)

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/21/bia.triple.negative.cancer/index.html