Most young breast cancer survivors can have children despite the effects of their life-saving treatment, a recent study shows. “For many young women with breast cancer, the ability to have children following treatment is a major concern,” said lead researcher Dr. Kimia Sorouri, a researcher at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Nearly 73 percent of breast cancer survivors achieved pregnancy, and 65 percent had a live birth, researchers report. Those who opted for egg and embryo freezing before cancer treatment tended to have a higher live birth rate. “The finding that egg/embryo freezing before treatment was associated with a … Continue reading Study Finds 73% of Young Breast Cancer Survivors Can Conceive: Insights from Dana-Farber, Boston