Pregnancy after breast cancer in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers

Autor: Jelena Maksimenko, Arvīds Irmejs, Jānis Gardovskis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1897-4287
DOI: 10.1186/s13053-022-00209-1
Popis: Abstract Background Often young women affected with BRCA1/2 positive breast cancer have not finished or even not started their childbearing before the onset of the disease. The aim of our mini-review is to summarize state of art knowledge on pregnancy after breast cancer in BRCA1/2 carriers. Methods A broad review of the literature was conducted using MEDLINE (via PubMed) for relevant articles published. Main body of the abstract This review summarizes the impact of different cytotoxic agents on a fertility, fertility preservation, maternal and fetal prognosis after pregnancy in breast cancer survivors with BRCA1/2. Conclusion According to the existing literature evidence pregnancy after therapy for breast cancer in BRCA carriers is safe for the mother and offspring, but patients’ needs, oncofertility counseling and fertility-sparing strategy should be carefully planned before starting the cytotoxic treatment.
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