About The Study: This international, hospital-based, retrospective cohort study including 4,732 BRCA carriers showed that 1 in 5 patients conceived within 10 years after breast cancer diagnosis. Pregnancy following breast cancer in BRCA carriers was not associated with decreased disease-free survival.
Authors: Matteo Lambertini, M.D., of the University of Genova in Genova, Italy, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25463)
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