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Chapter 73 - Breast Cancer and Pregnancy

Diagnostics, Therapy and Influence on Fertility and Further Pregnancies

from Section 9 - Co-Morbidities during Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Martin Weiss ,
Sara Y. Brucker ,
Diethelm Wallwiener  and
Eva-Maria Grischke
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

The diagnosis of pregnancy-associated breast cancer is associated with serious mental strains on young patients and also leads to diagnostic and therapeutic uncertainties on the part of the treating physicians. The patients need to be thoroughly informed about diagnosis, treatment and associated risks during pregnancy, as well as breastfeeding, fertility and appropriate procedures for fertility preservation. Compared with non-pregnant women, pregnancy itself doesn’t seem to significantly worsen the prognosis and outcome of breast cancer; however, breast cancer affecting young patients may be characterized by higher diesease aggressiveness and higher risk of metastasis. However, with few exceptions most diagnostic and therapeutic procedures can be implemented relatively safely.

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 595 - 601
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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