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Pregnancy after breast cancer: The importance of active counselling and planning
The Breast, 11/10/09

Rippy EE et al. – Pregnancy after breast cancer does not confer a poor prognosis. A higher rate of pregnancy than expected was found after treatment, possibly due to newer treatments including fertility preservation and also possibly due to the active counselling programme in this unit. Patients should have active counselling about fertility when planning treatment and fertility conservation can then be incorporated into a treatment plan.

Methods

304 women 45 years and younger at time of diagnosis of breast cancer identified from 1 breast unit from 1997 to 2006
Questionnaire sent to all patients asking about pregnancy, counselling and fertility issues

Results

Of 304 women, 248 still alive and not lost to follow up
Questionnaire response rate 66% and average follow up was 60 mos
By questionnaire response, 39 women had wanted children before diagnosis, and 24 still wanted them post treatment, giving successful pregnancy rate of 75%
18 patients have become pregnant, 4 with more than 1 pregnancy
107 patients specifically counselled about fertility prior to breast cancer treatment
Mortality due to breast cancer 10% in non-pregnant patients and 6% in patients who became pregnant after breast cancer

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