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Breast cancer and pregnancy Q&As

4 items found in this section.

1. My daughter is pregnant and has just been found to have a breast cancer. Are breast cancers which appear during pregnancy worse than those in other people? Do they behave more aggressively?

last reviewed: 14.04.2005

2. My daughter is pregnant and has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. How will this affect her treatment?

last reviewed: 05.02.2007

3. My daughter is pregnant and has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Is there any risk that it could spread to her baby?

last reviewed: 08.11.2006

4. I am taking tamoxifen after treatment for an early breast cancer. Is it safe to have a coil fitted?

last reviewed: 25.01.2006

All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.


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