Breast cancer and pregnancy: A diagnostic and management dilemma

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 500-503

  Puckridge, Philip J ^a   Saunders, Christobel M ^a,c   Ives, Angela D ^b   Semmens, James B ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Gestational breast cancer; Lactation; Management; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HORMONE; METHOTREXATE;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LACTATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0041731922     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-1433.2002.02566.x     Document Type: Review

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