title: The ultimate challenge of pregnancy-associated breast carcinoma.
abstract: Pregnancy associated breast carcinoma requires making judicious use of all diagnostic modalities and the therapeutic options of surgery, irradiation, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy to enhance survival rates. Individualization of treatment for each patient is the key to success. The effects on future fertility, the time interval before next conception, and whether to breastfeed or not are all well-documented. A multidisciplinary coordinated team approach to this ultimate challenge of patient care will prove fruitful.
authors.affiliation: Honorary Consultant Reproductive Health, Karachi. rehana_raja@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rehana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: Ameena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tahira
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate