Triple Negative Breast Cancer: An Analysis of the Subtypes and the Effects of Menopausal Status on Invasive Breast Cancer.
Reiki NishimuraTomofumi OsakoYasuhiro OkumuraMasahiro NakanoHiroko OtsukaMamiko FujisueNobuyuki ArimaPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
Menopausal status significantly correlates with breast cancer subtypes. TNBC was often seen in postmenopausal patients and these patients tend to have more favorable factors and a better DFS than premenopausal patients. These findings suggest that menopausal status is an important factor for evaluating biology and prognosis in TNBC cases.