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Breast Cancer
Researchers develop guidelines for treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy
March 9th, 2006
International researchers convened to develop guidelines for the treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy. According to a report published in the journal Cancer, "Breast carcinoma during pregnancy (BCP) is a difficult clinical situation, as it appears to put the health of the mother in conflict with that of the fetus.An international expert meeting was conducted to form guidelines on how to diagnose and treat women with BCP." S. Loibl and colleagues at J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt wrote, "The goal for treatment of the pregnant woman with breast carcinoma is the same as that of the nonpregnant breast carcinoma patient: local control...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-09)
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