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Women’s Health Blog: Pregnancy May be Ok for Women Who’ve Successfully been Treated for Breast Cancer

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Very exciting news for women who want to get pregnant but had to face the personal challenge of battling breast cancer. At the European Breast Cancer Conference held recently, researchers reported their findings after analyzing trials in which approximately 1400 pregnant women and 18,000 non-pregnant women had participated. Women in both groups had a history of breast cancer. Researchers found that the women who were successfully treated for breast cancer could get pregnant without any fear of recurrence of the disease and that pregnancy actually may even improve their chances of survival from breast cancer.
 
Researchers found that the women who became pregnant after being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer improved their chances of survival when compared to women who did not get pregnant after breast cancer treatment.

The bottom-line message here is that even after breast cancer treatment, women can get pregnant and their pregnancy can actually increase their chance for survival. This is truly a huge blessing for many women who can finally achieve their dream of getting pregnant in spite of battling breast cancer!