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. 2008;3(3):171-176.
doi: 10.1159/000136002. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

New Therapeutic Options for Breast Cancer during Pregnancy

Sibylle Loibl  1
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New Therapeutic Options for Breast Cancer during Pregnancy

Sibylle Loibl. Breast Care (Basel). 2008.

Abstract
in English, German

National and international guidelines for pregnant breast cancer patients recommend to treat pregnant patients as closely as possible to the standards for non-pregnant patients. Therefore, new treatment options like sentinel lymph node biopsy or taxane-based chemotherapy have to be carefully checked for their possible implementation even for pregnant patients. These patients need to be treated in a breast cancer center where a multidisciplinary team is ready to support the patient and her family and to serve her with the best up-to-date treatment for mother and child.

Nationale und internationale Behandlungsrichtlinien für Patientinnen mit Mammakarzinom in der Schwangerschaft empfehlen heute eine Therapie so nah wie möglich am Standard für nicht schwangere MammaKarzinompatienten. Neue Therapieoptionen wie die Sentinel-Node-Biopsie oder die Taxane sollten daher genau geprüft werden, um sie in die Therapie auch für Schwangere integrieren zu können. Die Patientinnen sollten in einem Brustkrebs-Zentrum behandelt werden, wo ein interdisziplinäres Team der Frau und ihren Angehörigen zur Seite steht und die bestmögliche Therapie für Mutter und Kind zur Verfügung stellen kann.

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