Lactation after breast conserving therapy, including radiation therapy, for early breast cancer.
Two patients who underwent breast conservation including radiotherapy for early breast carcinoma are described and who subsequently delivered healthy newborn infants. One of the two patients lactated from both the irradiated and the non-irradiated breast; whereas the other patient did not lactate from the irradiated side. The treatment and implications are discussed.
Department of Clinical Oncology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, U.K.
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Rodger
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Corbett
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D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011247:Pregnancy