Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment

The treatment of breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy presents a challenging situation for the patient, family, and caregivers. Case series have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of using anthracycline-based chemotherapy during the second and third trimesters. Additionally, patients should be...

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Autores principales: Litton, Jennifer K., Theriault, Richard L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AlphaMed Press 2010
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Breast Cancer
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3227919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21147871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2010-0262
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description The treatment of breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy presents a challenging situation for the patient, family, and caregivers. Case series have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of using anthracycline-based chemotherapy during the second and third trimesters. Additionally, patients should be seen, evaluated, and treated in a multidisciplinary setting with facilitated communication among the medical oncologist, surgical oncologist, obstetrician, radiation oncologist, pathologist, and radiologist. This review details the available data regarding the diagnosis and management of the pregnant breast cancer patient.
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spelling pubmed-32279192012-04-25 Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment Litton, Jennifer K. Theriault, Richard L. Oncologist Breast Cancer The treatment of breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy presents a challenging situation for the patient, family, and caregivers. Case series have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of using anthracycline-based chemotherapy during the second and third trimesters. Additionally, patients should be seen, evaluated, and treated in a multidisciplinary setting with facilitated communication among the medical oncologist, surgical oncologist, obstetrician, radiation oncologist, pathologist, and radiologist. This review details the available data regarding the diagnosis and management of the pregnant breast cancer patient. AlphaMed Press 2010-12 2010-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3227919/ /pubmed/21147871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2010-0262 Text en ©AlphaMed Press available online without subscription through the open access option.
spellingShingle Breast Cancer
Litton, Jennifer K.
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Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment
title Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment
title_full Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment
title_fullStr Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment
title_short Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment
title_sort breast cancer and pregnancy: current concepts in diagnosis and treatment
topic Breast Cancer
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