Breast Cancer and Infertility
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women and may accompany infertility. The relationship between infertility treatment and breast cancer has not yet been proven. However, estrogen exposure is well known to cause breast cancer. Recent advances in treatment options have provided young patients with breast cancer a chance of being mother
Keywords
Breast cancer, infertility treatment, in vitro fertilisation
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