| It is of prime importance that the
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| | certain forms of chemotherapy from three
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| obstetrician's take a thorough breast
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| | months onwards. This may be continued
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| examination of pregnant women to detect
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| | after the baby is born, although mothers
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| breast cancer. Often, the diagnosis is
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| | should not breast feed their babies while
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| delayed because doctors and pregnant
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| | they are having chemotherapy.
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| women assume that lumps in the breast are
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| | Treatments are planned around the
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| due to normal hormonal changes.
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| | expected delivery date and are
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| The threat of breast cancer is upsetting
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| | administered as close to term as
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| for anyone, particularly during
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| | possible, Through the process,
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| pregnancy, but it is not uncommon.
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| | oncologists communicate regularly with a
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| Pregnant women and physicians should
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| | woman's obstetrician. A substantially
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| become more aware of the risk associated
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| | greater number of pregnant women have
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| with cancer. The obstetricians are
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| | been treated now than ever before,
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| usually more focused on the health of the
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| | providing a growing confidence in the
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| unborn baby than the mother's possible
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| | safety and positive outcome of
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| illness but should be more aware of the
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| | chemotherapy for pregnant breast cancer
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| risk of breast cancer. Women should
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| | patients Carter and baby Emma are perfect
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| examine their breasts regularly and tell
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| | examples. Weighing 5 pounds, 14 ounces,
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| their doctor about any changes they
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| | Emma entered the world with a "full head
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| discover.
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| | of hair," laughs Carter, who says she was
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| Not only is diagnosis often delayed, but
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| | "completely bald" when her "miracle
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| there is a high rate of false-negative
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| | child" was born.
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| results of a mammography due to the
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| | Overall survival of pregnant women with
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| increased density of the breast during
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| | breast cancer may be worse than in non
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| pregnancy.
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| | pregnant women at all stages however,
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| Ultrasonogaphy is the best way to check
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| | this may be due primarily to delayed
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| for cancerous lumps in pregnant and
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| | diagnoses. Termination of pregnancy has
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| lactating women. Many studies have shown
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| | not been shown to have any beneficial
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| that the tumors in pregnant women are
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| | effect on breast cancer outcome and is
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| larger and are more likely to spread.
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| | not usually considered as a therapeutic
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| Pregnant women should be encouraged to
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| | option. Termination of pregnancy,
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| know that treatment is as successful and
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| | however, may be considered, based on the
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| safe as in non-pregnant women. Surgery is
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| | age of the fetus, and if maternal
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| the best route although there is a small
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| | treatment options, such as chemotherapy
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| risk of premature labor. Radiation
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| | and radiation therapy, are significantly
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| therapy is not offered during pregnancy
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| | limited by the continuation of the
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| but patients can be safely treated with
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| | pregnancy.
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