Margulies Anne Laure, Selleret Lise, Zilberman Sonia, Nagarra Isabelle Thomassin, Chopier Jocelyne, Gligorov Joseph, Berveiller Paul, Ballester Marcos, Darai Emile, Chabbert-Buffet Nathalie
AP-HP, hôpital Bichat, département de gynécologie obstétrique médecine de la reproduction, 75018 Paris, France.
AP-HP, université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie Paris 6, hôpital Tenon, département de gynécologie obstétrique médecine de la reproduction, 75020 Paris, France; Réseau INCA cancers associés à La grossesse (CALG), 75020 Paris, France.
Bull Cancer. 2015 May;102(5):463-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2015.03.012. Epub 2015 Apr 24.
Planning a pregnancy for patients with a history of cancer, including breast cancer, is a clinical situation that becomes more and more common. Several specific items are to be discussed: decrease of fertility after cancer treatment, fertility preservation options, impact of pregnancy on cancer recurrence risk and appropriate interval between cancer and pregnancy. Programming pregnancy after cancer is doable in a multidisciplinary setting, and begins at cancer diagnosis to anticipate the various specific pitfalls. Favor adequate oncologic care remains the leading rule.