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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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Successful pregnancy after breast cancer treatment in a Sudanese patient
Dafalla Abuidris1, Mohamed Elsnousi2, Rehab SidAhmed3, Ahmed Elhaj1, Elgaylani Eltayeb1, Sulma I Mohammed4
1 Department of Oncology, National Cancer Institute, University of Gezira, Sudan
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ministry of Health, Wad Medani Teaching Hospital, Wadmedani, Sudan
4 Departemtn of Cancer Biology,Purdue Center for Cancer Research and Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dafalla Abuidris
National Cancer Institute, University of Gezira, Hospital Street, P.O. Box 20, Wad Madani, Sudan
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DOI: 10.4103/1858-5000.144665 
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Breast cancer survivors, usually, suffer many side-effects from cancer treatments such as premature menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis, and infertility. We report a case of a pregnancy in a Sudanese patient after amenorrhea as a result of breast cancer chemotherapy treatment. A 34-year-old female with a history of right breast lumpectomy presented to the National Cancer Institute, Gezira University, Sudan with reoccurred malignant breast tumor. The patient underwent treatment that included the mastectomy, axillary clearance, followed by anthracycline-based chemotherapy for 4 months and then tamoxifen. However, whereas, on treatment, the patient developed amenorrhea as a side-effect of chemotherapy treatment. Despite this, the patient became pregnant and delivered full-term twin babies with no congenital abnormalities. Temporary chemotherapy treatment-related menopause may occur in younger women and factors such as chemotherapy drug type, dosage, and the patient's age may play a role. |
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