Breast Cancer While Pregnant

About one in every one thousand women with breast cancer is also pregnant. This increasing trend - which doubled between 1963 and 2002 - is partly due to women delaying childbirth until they are older.

There are now about 3,500 annual cases of pregnant women diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S., representing 7 to 15 percent of breast cancers in women before menopause.

About 80 percent of doctors recommend that pregnancies continue even if the mother is found to have breast cancer.

Hope for Two is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing resources for pregnant women diagnosed with breast cancer. Those interested in helping with the organization can visit the Breast Cancer Site store for Hope for Two.

All information is from www.breastcancersite.com

Kayla Wharton