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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Finding
Definition 1
Triple-negative breast cancer finding is a negative test result that occurs when the cells in the tumor of a breast cancer patient lack the receptors for both estrogen and progesterone and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Triple-negative breast cancer is defined by a lack of expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu). (NCI Dictionary)
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