title: Breast cancer in pregnancy.
abstract: Breast cancer in pregnancy is likely to become more common because more women have been waiting to bear children until they are in their 40s. This article presents an overview of pregnancy-associated breast cancer and a review of surgical, chemotherapeutical, and radiation principles as they pertain to pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02905, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Falkenberry
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents