CHICAGO — Most younger women diagnosed with nonmetastatic breast cancer will succeed if they attempt to become pregnant after treatment, according to new research., represent the most comprehensive look to date at fertility outcomes following treatment for women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 40 .
During a median 11 years of follow-up, 197 of the women reported attempting pregnancy. Of these, 73% reported becoming pregnant, and 65% delivered a live infant a median 4 years after cancer diagnosis. The median age at diagnosis was 32 years, and 28% opted for egg or embryo freezing to preserve fertility. Importantly, 68% received chemotherapy, which can impair fertility, with only a small percentage undergoing ovarian suppression during chemotherapy treatment.
"Current research that informs our understanding of the impact of breast cancer treatment on pregnancy and live birth rates is fairly limited," Dr Sorouri said during an online press conference announcing the findings.receptor–positive breast cancers, she noted, while other studies"have short-term follow-up and critically lack prospective assessment of attempt at conception."
She called it"critical" that every patient be informed of the impact of a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment on future fertility, and that all young patients interested in future fertility be offered fertility preservation prior to beginning treatment.MD, of Dana-Farber, said in an interview that the findings reflected a decades' long change in approach."Twenty years ago when we first started this cohort, people would tell women 'you can't get pregnant.
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