New Delhi: Breast masses in pregnancy are very frequent and usually a result of physiological alterations because of the changing levels of hormones. Yet one should know that extremely infrequently, such masses may also result from a very rare but aggressive form of breast cancer known as a pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC). Definitely, all breast cancer diagnosed during or within 1 year postpartum is a PABC.

In an interaction with News9Live, Dr. Ashutosh Kothari, Director – Breast Cancer, Oncoplastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, explained why breast lumps during pregnancy must not be overlooked.

When pregnant, circulating female hormones such as oestrogen and progesterone make the breast tissue grow in preparation for making milk or lactatio

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