More Options Emerging For Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer While Pregnant
Before, women were recommended to end the pregnancy, but with the right team, doctors are finding ways to deliver a health baby while still treating the mother. Meanwhile, experts say the best defense against breast cancer is being able to recognize any changes that could signal a problem.
Orlando Sentinel:
Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer Can Be Treated Successfully
Every year 1 in 3,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy, according to the National Cancer Institute. Terminating pregnancies was encouraged in the past for women who were diagnosed with cancer... Certain treatments can cause harm, but with physicians who have experience in treating pregnant women with breast cancer, individually designed plans of action can successfully treat cancer while keeping the baby healthy. (Sadick, 9/29)
Tampa Bay Times:
Best Line Of Defense Against Breast Cancer: Know Your Risk, Be Alert To Body Changes
Cancer detection is often about noticing a change, something that's not quite right, and doing something about it... Men who are considered at high risk for breast cancer should be aware of their bodies and be alert to any changes. Those at high risk include men with a strong family history of breast cancer, usually a mother, sister, father, brother or child who had the disease. (Maher, 9/29)
Tampa Bay Times:
Your Doctor Can Clear Up Confusion On When To Get Breast Screening
Trying to decide when to start and how often to have a routine mammogram can make your head spin. It used to be easy: starting at 40 have an annual mammogram. End of discussion. Now, the major medical groups we have long relied on to tell women what to do about breast cancer screening aren't in complete agreement when it comes to women of average risk — that's the majority of us who have never had breast cancer and who don't have a mother, sister or child who had the disease. High-risk women have their own set of guidelines, which includes annual mammograms and breast MRI beginning as early as age 25 for some. (Maher, 9/29)
WBUR:
Study: Breastfeeding Even More Of A Health Issue For Moms Than For Babies
Researchers found that more than 3,340 premature deaths in the U.S. annually, and $3 billion in medical costs, were associated with so-called "suboptimal breastfeeding," meaning less than the medical recommendations of exclusive breastfeeding for six months with continued breastfeeding for one year for each child. The vast majority of the those deaths, notably heart attacks and diabetes in women and sudden infant death syndrome among infants, were maternal. (Zimmerman, 9/29)
