Τίτλος:
Successful pregnancy after breast cancer therapy: Dream or reality?
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Background: Nowadays, more breast cancer patients want to have children after the diagnosis of cancer. The purpose of this study is to review the possibility and risks of giving birth among women with breast cancer previously treated by chemotherapy. Case presentation: Two young women aged 28 and 34 respectively, were treated in our clinic for breast cancer, the first (negative hormonal receptors) by surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy and the second (positive hormonal receptors) by surgery, radiotherapy and tamoxifen. They both became pregnant, 1 and 8 years after completion of the therapy respectively. Results: Laboratory testing during pregnancy was negative in both cases and after an uneventful course each woman gave birth to a perfectly healthy child. The first patient breastfed her baby for three months, while the second one did not breastfeed her baby at all. Conclusion: Women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer can maintain their fertility and get pregnant. Previous chemotherapy for breast cancer does not present any supplementary risks for the child's mental or physical health. © 2009 Kontzoglou et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Συγγραφείς:
Kontzoglou, K.
Stamatakos, M.
Tsaknaki, S.
Goga, H.
Kostakis, A.
Safioleas, M.
Περιοδικό:
International Seminars in Surgical Oncology
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
cyclophosphamide; doxorubicin; epirubicin; estrogen receptor; fluorouracil; methotrexate; paclitaxel; progesterone receptor; tamoxifen, adult; article; bone metastasis; breast biopsy; breast cancer; breast feeding; cancer chemotherapy; cancer grading; case report; disease free survival; drug withdrawal; female; high risk pregnancy; histopathology; human; human tissue; intraductal carcinoma; laboratory test; liver metastasis; lymph node dissection; mastectomy; menstruation disorder; ovary cyst; patient monitoring; pregnancy outcome
DOI:
10.1186/1477-7800-6-7
