title: [Study of 14 cases of breast cancer and pregnancy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Breast cancer is diagnosed in pregnant women during pregnancy or the first year after childbirth, and is the second leading cause of death among women of reproductive age. We don't know the frequency of this disease or the characteristics of the women affected at the Juarez Hospital of Mexico. This paper analyzed the cases of pregnant women diagnosed with breast cancer treated in the Oncology Department over a period of 10 years (1990-2000).
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a retrospective descriptive study of pregnant women diagnosed with breast cancer, treated at the hospital. Of the cases found, the following indicators were studied: maternal age, type of cancer, weeks of gestation at the time of diagnosis, resolution of pregnancy and perinatal outcome, and treatment monitoring. Descriptive statistics were performed using measures of central tendency and dispersion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 14 cases of pregnant women with breast cancer. The mean age of patients was 28 years, with a mean of 23 weeks gestation at diagnosis. The resolution of pregnancy was favorable in 73% of cases. 78.6% of the patients were treated, 72.7% had follow-up for 2 years that found 62.5% of patients without tumor activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The frequency of pregnant women with breast cancer is low, affecting young people. The choice of treatment allowed the resolution of pregnancy and survival of women without tumor activity.
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Investigación, Hospital Juárez de México, Secretaría de Salud, México, D.F., Mexico. vvargashernandez@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: Victor Manuel
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Vargas-Hernandez
authors.forename: Francisco Mario
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Garcia-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Xicotencatl
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Villanueva
authors.forename: Ángela
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Rubio
authors.forename: Ziad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Aboharp-Hassan
authors.forename: Mario Adán
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moreno-Eutimio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008327:Mammography; D008408:Mastectomy; D008423:Maternal Age; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: breast cancer; pregnancy