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Can a girl still get pregnant if shes a breast canser survivor?

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Usually: The chemotherapy used to treat some breast cancers can induce menopause in some women; otherwise, there is nothing about breast cancer that affects fertility. However, we caution against getting pregnant when taking tamoxifen, a commonly used drug to rx breast cancer, due to the risk of birth defects. Lastly, high estrogen levels assc w/pregnancy may affect estrogen-sensitive tumor growth.

Answered 11/2/2015

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