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Breast Cancer Patients Who are Pregnant Should Not Miss Out on Treatment
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Title Breast Cancer Patients Who are Pregnant Should Not Miss Out on Treatment
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573062?src=rss
Description Data from a German registry show that fetal outcomes were similar in women who did and did not receive chemotherapy, suggesting that pregnant patients need not miss out on treatment. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > General Surgery
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Date Apr 17, 2008
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