Pregnancy-associated breast cancer and pregnancy following treatment for breast cancer, in a cohort of women from Victoria, Australia, with a first diagnosis of invasive breast cancer

Robin Jean Bell, Pam Fradkin, Nishanthinie Parathithasan, Penelope Jane Robinson, Max Allan Schwarz, Susan Ruth Davis

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Abstract

This study examined pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) and pregnancy following treatment for breast cancer. Methods: We analysed data from a questionnaire-based, prospective study of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Timing of diagnosis in relation to pregnancy was self-reported in the enrolment questionnaire. Women reported subsequent pregnancies in annual follow-up questionnaires, up to at least 5years from diagnosis. Results: Women with PABC made up 3.3 of women
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)980 - 985
Number of pages6
JournalThe Breast
Volume22
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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