Outcomes of Pregnancy after Breast Cancer in Korean Women: A Large Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to determine the rate and outcomes of pregnancies subsequent to breast cancer in Korea, and the effect of such pregnancies on the prognosis of women who survived breast cancer and subsequently conceived.

Materials and methods

We followed a total of 31,761 Korean women 45 years of age or younger who were treated for primary breast cancer from 2002 to 2010. We also included follow-up surveys that were conducted through December 2011. We identified recurrence and mortality from breast cancer using data linked to the Korea National Health Insurance database. We used propensity score matching of the study cohort to analyze the risks of recurrence and mortality from breast cancer depending on pregnancy.

Results

Within our sample, 992 wo

SUBMITTER: Lee MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7176946 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature