title: Breast cancer and fertility.
abstract: Maintaining fertility and having children after treatment for breast cancer are a growing concern for women of childbearing age. There are many factors to be considered before a decision can be made. This article reviews the changes in breast cancer survival and treatment, epidemiology of pregnancy after breast cancer, and concerns during and after the pregnancy period. Specific nursing interventions aimed at improving quality of life and surviving illness are described.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Dow
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D015996:Survival Rate