Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer During Pregnancy - How is breast
cancer diagnosed in pregnant women? - What if I do have cancer?
Will I have to lose my baby? - Can I breastfeed my baby if I
have breast cancer? - I had breast cancer, but I have been
successfully treated for it. Is it OK for me to get pregnant?
Will this harm either me or my baby? - Find a local Oncologist
in your town Breast cancer is the most common cancer in pregnant
women and tends to affect women in their mid-30s. Although only
about 1 in every 1,000 pregnant women get breast cancer, the
disease can be devastating to both the mother and her child --
so it is essential that pregnant women and their doctors
continue to do routine breast exams and thoroughly investigate
any suspicious lumps. A major problem is that a lot of changes
take place in a woman's breasts during pregnancy. This makes it
harder to identify suspicious lumps. In addition, breast cancer
tumors in pregnant women are often larger and more advanced by
the time they are detected