Breast cancer
INACTIVE --- Systemic therapy for early stage triple-negative breast cancerBetty (69 years old)
Betty is a 69-year-old active woman who used to work at a shelter for birds and wildlife. She still volunteers at busy times. Recently, she was diagnosed with breast cancer on the left side.
Assessment summary
- Postmenopausal
- No family history of breast or ovarian cancer
- Medical history: heart failure with reduced LVEF (NYHA class II) – treatment with ACE inhibitor, ECOG PS: 0
- Tumour size: cT1c (16 mm), LN status: cN1
- Tumour biology:
- Ductal invasive carcinoma of NST
- ER 0, PgR 0, HER2 0
- Ki67 85%
- Grade III
- CT scan thorax/abdomen and bone scan: no metastases