Focus. Tumore al seno in gravidanza. Non frequente ma d'impatto psicologico

Focus: Breast cancer during pregnancy. Uncommon but psychologically impactful. Quotidiano Medicina 030626 (open the video for free) Today, breast cancer during pregnancy is an uncommon event (1 to 3% of all breast cancers), but it's by no means negligible, even psychologically. Dr. Volpe, considering that a woman is about to become a mother, her mind is focused on the happy event and we certainly don't expect it to coincide with a breast cancer diagnosis. Perhaps she's a very young mother. How do you see her react, and what is the doctor's attitude? It seems that breast cancer is biologically more aggressive for expectant mothers. Is this the case? And why? What is the treatment? Is surgery always possible? Is chemotherapy, the most feared form of cancer, also possible? If surgery is possible, should the chemotherapy be done immediately afterward or can it be postponed? And how is the fetus observed during chemotherapy? Are there cases in which therapeutic abortion should not be ruled out? Breast cancer during pregnancy is an uncommon occurrence. But this does not mean that both breasts should not be carefully monitored during pregnancy. Indeed, follow-up and a check-up schedule must be rigorous. How often, what is done, and how? (Focus with Dr. Flavio Volpe, Head of Breast Surgery, Cura Salus, Battipaglia (SA)