New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- A 35-year-old woman, five months pregnant, was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer in July 2024, highlighting the complexities of treating cancer during pregnancy. Mammography was avoided due to fetal radiation risks, and a whole-body MRI revealed a tumour in her left breast with axillary lymph node involvement but no distant spread.

A biopsy confirmed invasive breast cancer that was estrogen, progesterone, and HER2neu positive.

"The patient was counselled extensively about three options: terminate the pregnancy and begin cancer therapy, undergo surgery first, followed by chemotherapy, or start with chemotherapy and then have surgery. After detailed counselling, she chose surgery first," said the hospital....