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Can a breast cancer patient who received chemotherapy with AC during her 3rd trimester breastfeed before resuming chemotherapy postpartum?

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Medical Oncology · Yale School of Medicine

Yes, completing the course of chemotherapy after 6 months of breastfeeding is likely better than not completing it. This is mostly based on the assumption that the chemotherapy sensitivity of micrometastasis is unlikely to change too much over 6 months. If it was potentially curable 6 months ago, it...

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