| It doesn't matter how old you are, as a woman | | | | therapies are generally avoided when treating an |
| you are at risk of breast cancer even though it | | | | expectant mother. Such treatment can easily lead |
| not common for younger women to get breast | | | | to large extent of birth defects. Tamoxifen which |
| cancer. It is very complicated and upsetting to be | | | | is a hormonal therapy is particular classified very |
| diagnosed with cancer within your childbearing age. | | | | unsafe for expectant mother or someone |
| In most cases, this is very unexpected. | | | | planning to conceive. In addition, taking tamoxifen |
| If you develop breast cancer at a younger age, | | | | after chemotherapy to prevent recurrence is as |
| then you need to make very important and | | | | well not encouraged if the woman desires to |
| difficult decision about your life and your future. | | | | become pregnant right away. On the other hand, |
| This may lead you to approach life very | | | | surgery, either mastectomy or lumpectomy is |
| differently than you originally expected. | | | | most favored in situations of expectant women |
| It is very rare to develop breast cancer while you | | | | Another controversial issue concerning breast |
| are pregnant but it can still happen. When it | | | | cancer and child bearing is whether or not breast |
| happens this way, then the treatment should be | | | | cancer survivors can or should go ahead and have |
| chosen not only with the affected patient in mind | | | | children after they recover from treatment. |
| but also with the growing fetus inside her. | | | | Firm advocates on both sides of the debate |
| Thorough checks must to be conducted on her to | | | | raises some good questions about the situation |
| determine the stage of the pregnancy and the | | | | such as: |
| stage of the cancer before a treatment is settled | | | | 1) To what extent do breast cancer treatments |
| on. | | | | affect fertility? and |
| In most of such cases, pregnant women are | | | | 2) How safe it is to conceive and carry a baby |
| treated for the breast cancer and their babies are | | | | after breast cancer treatments? |
| not affected. But in some cases, it will be risky to | | | | As far as fertility is concern, it is hard to get |
| receive certain needed treatment with pregnancy. | | | | exact answer here. For example, with |
| When it happens this way, then obstetricians and | | | | chemotherapy the extent to which it affect |
| health-care practitioners advice for the pregnancy | | | | fertility depends on the age of the victim and the |
| to be terminated, especially in cases where the | | | | specific drug used. |
| pregnancy is in its early stage. However, the | | | | The ideal situation according to many doctors is |
| finally decision to terminate the pregnancy rests | | | | for breast cancer survivors to wait several years |
| on the woman carrying the baby. | | | | to ensure the disease is completely cure and has |
| The fetus will not be affect in any way from the | | | | no possibility of recurrence before they think |
| breast cancer but only that, certain tests and | | | | about child bearing. However, some women |
| treatments will have bad effect on it. The option | | | | decide to go ahead and have babies right away, |
| for treatment will therefore be limited if the | | | | since it's so important to them. |
| pregnancy is not terminated. Medically, it is not | | | | Breast cancer can be effectively treated if it is |
| necessary to terminate the pregnancy if the test | | | | detected early enough. It is therefore strongly |
| and treatment will not affect the fetus. | | | | advised that we all become aware of breast |
| Treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, | | | | cancer symptoms so we can seek medical advice |
| tamoxifen and other identified drug-related | | | | as early as possible. |