Every year, about one in four patients diagnosed with breast cancer will be premenopausal. Many of these women still desire pregnancy either to start a family or to extend the family they now have. This article
"Having a familyis one of the most important achievements in a person's life," said study leader Dr. Matteo Lambertini of the Jules Bordet Institute in Brussels, Belgium. These results show that "pregnancy after breast cancer can be considered safe." The research involved more than 1,200 br...
The tumour immune microenvironment is shaped by the crosstalk between cancer cells, immune cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells and other stromal components. Although the immune tumour microenvironment (TME) serves as a source of therapeutic targets, it is also considered a friend or foe to tumour-...
33 In contrast, nulliparity or a first pregnancy later in life (after age 35) increases breast cancer risk.27, 30, 34, 35, 36 A complete understanding of the natural and universal phenomenon of decreased breast cancer risk in early parous women will allow for the identification of biomarkers...
Pregnancy following breast cancer in BRCA carriers was not associated with adverse maternal prognosis or fetal outcomes. Meaning The cumulative incidence of pregnancy after breast cancer and disease-free survival in this large international cohort of young BRCA carriers may inform care for affected ...
Pregnancy After Breast CancerReceiving cancer diagnosis can be devastating for many patients but thanks to advances in cancer therapies it is not a death sentence anymore. Cancer survival rates are increasing and life after...doi:10.1007/978-3-319-17278-1_6Nicoletta Biglia...
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This is primarily due to the younger age structure of developing countries and not a fundamental difference in biology. With several factors known to increase one’s potential risk for breast cancer (prolonged exposure to oestrogen, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, pregnancy after the age of 30 and ...
Pregnancy after breast cancer: Reassuring news.Pregnancy after breast cancer: Reassuring news.Focuses on evidence to support findings by a group of Danish researchers, that pregancy doesn't increase the risk of death, after treatment for breast cancer. Duration of a study conducted on 5,725 women...
Pregnancy following breast cancer in BRCA carriers was not associated with adverse maternal prognosis or fetal outcomes. Meaning The cumulative incidence of pregnancy after breast cancer and disease-free survival in this large international cohort of young BRCA carriers may inform care for affected ...