Does pregnancy affect survival? This study evaluated the effect of pregnancy on the survival of women with BRCA associated breast cancer. Hereditary breast cancer (associated with a mutation in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene) typically presents itself in younger women. Consequently, the onset of breast cancer often overlaps with pregnancy....
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Does pregnancy-associated breast cancer influence survival?
In a nutshell In this study, researchers examined whether pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) was linked to more advanced breast cancer or whether this influences survival compared to non-PABC. Some background PABC is defined as breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy or within 2 years of giving birth. Some studies suggest that PABC...
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