CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Triple negative breast cancer is one of the most common breast cancers in women younger than 40, and a researcher at UT Health San Antonio is working to stop this aggressive disease from spreading. Making strides for a cure: UT Health brings research to the community

Daniela Garcia, a researcher at UT Health San Antonio and part of the American Cancer Society's Center for Innovation in Cancer Research program, focuses specifically on breast cancer research.

"Triple negative breast cancer is a unique type of breast cancer that's very aggressive," Garcia said.

Garcia's research focuses on finding a type of medicine that will stop the growth of triple negative cancer, which can cause tumors. Her team has identified a protein that is overexpressed in this type of ca

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