I was diagnosed with Invasive ductal carcinoma – Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). Only 10-20% of breast cancers are diagnosed as TNBC and unfortunately, is an aggressive cancer, with fewer treatment options and has a worse prognosis. Triple-negative refers to cancer cells not having estrogen or progesterone receptors and doesn’t have too much of a protein called HER2. My cancer had 3-5% estrogen and progesterone and low HER2 protein present. Luckily, my cancer was detected early – Stage 1b. Original tumor size measured 1.3 cm (MRI) and up to 2.3 cm (Mammogram and Ultrasound) and was localized – meaning no signs of cancer spreading to outside areas of the breast. I also had calcifications scattered up to 8 cm surrounding the tumor that came back as precancerous with Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with a high percentage of estrogen and progesterone. I was told by a nurse that it was likely my cancer first started up to 3-5 years ago with a surge of hormones and developed into a triple negative tumor.