A MUM who was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer during her pregnancy risked her life to give birth to a "miracle" baby boy.
Jade Devis, 36, rejected doctors' advice to have a termination after they claimed he was "too young to save" and it was "life or death for her".Credit: Fox 6Credit: Fox 6Medical staff initially believed it was harmless and caused by her hormones, but she was not so certain.Results would later reveal that she had Stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer.I wanted to keep my baby because I would not allow a stranger to tell me my child’s fate.
The expectant-mom knew she had to fight on and transferred to Loma Linda University Hospital, where she started chemotherapy.Jade said: “His heart was beating. I could feel him inside. He was fighting, so I had to fight, too."Her latest scans have showed no further signs of cancer and that it has not spread.I am blessed when I look at my son, and I cannot ask for more than that.She said:"I am blessed when I look at my son, and I cannot ask for more than that.
Dr Jukes Namm from the hospital said that the type of breast cancer that she has is "one of the most aggressive".MOST AGGRESSIVE BREAST CANCERThe tumours do not have receptors that allow them to grow from estrogen, progesterone or HER-2/neu gene, like other forms of breast cancer.