Pregnancy and Breast Cancer

Symptoms

Sometimes breast cancer occurs in women who are pregnant or have just given birth. Signs of breast cancer include a lump or change in the breast. It may be difficult to detect (find) breast cancer early in pregnant or nursing women. Breast exams should be part of prenatal and postnatal care.

Complications

Little is known about what effects a future pregnancy will have on the risks of breast cancer relapse. Fewer than 10% of women affected with PABC have become pregnant after treatment,18 so it is difficult to assess the impact. However, the few case series reported suggest no adverse effects on prognosis.

Causes

It doesn't happen often, but sometimes mothers-to-be have breast cancer. Getting pregnant doesn't cause the cancer, although the changes in hormones from the pregnancy can make the disease grow faster. Your breasts thicken while you're expecting, and that can make it hard to spot small masses or lumps.

Risk factors

Having the first pregnancy after age 30, not breastfeeding, and never having a full-term pregnancy can raise breast cancer risk. Drinking alcohol. Studies show that a woman's risk for breast cancer increases with the more alcohol she drinks.

Prevention

Some pregnancy-related factors have been associated with a reduced risk of developing breast cancer later in life. These factors include: Early age at first full-term pregnancy. Women who have their first full-term pregnancy at an early age have a decreased risk of developing breast cancer later in life.

How is it treated?

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Treatment may include the following: Modified radical mastectomy, if the breast cancer was diagnosed early in pregnancy. Breast-conserving surgery, if the breast cancer is diagnosed later in pregnancy. Radiation therapy may be given after the baby is born.

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