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Breast Cancer Therapy
Successful lactation is possible after breast-conserving therapy
December 22nd, 2005
Successful lactation is possible after breast-conserving therapy, although diminished in the treated breast. "As the incidence of breast-conserving therapy in women of childbearing years increases, patient concerns regarding subsequent pregnancies and lactation have become more prevalent," stated scientists writing in the Cancer Journal. "There is a paucity of data regarding lactation outcomes in women who have undergone breast-conserving therapy and then sustained full-term pregnancies." The objective of the study by M. S. Moran and colleagues was "to evaluate lactation outcomes in patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-22)
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