Prognosis of pregnancy-associated breast cancer: inferior outcome in patients diagnosed during second and third gestational trimesters and lactation.
Britt B M SuelmannC F J BakhuisC van DooijeweertJ VerloopR ZweemerS LinnE van der WallP J van DiestPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2022)
In this large (uniquely specified) PABC cohort, an inferior outcome was found for patients diagnosed within the second and third gestational trimesters and during lactation. These findings indicate that PABC is clinically a heterogeneous group of breast cancer patients that should be redefined based on trimester of diagnosis and lactational status.