Does pregnancy put breast cancer survivors at a higher risk for cancer relapse?
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Ralph Kazer, M.D.
Professor, Ob/Gyn
Oncofertility Consortium
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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One of the common questions we’re asked by patients with breast cancer is whether or not a pregnancy that occurs after their treatment will increase their chances of having a recurrence of their cancer. The answer from the literature appears to be no, and it also appears to be the case that women who become pregnant while they have breast cancer do not have a worsening of their prognosis.