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Women who’ve had breast cancer can safely pause treatment for pregnancy

The short-term outlook is good, but longer-term data will be important

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A new study suggests that women taking hormone therapy to treat breast cancer can safely pause the therapy to try for a pregnancy.

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By Aimee Cunningham

For women who’ve had breast cancer and would like to have a child, taking a break from a common treatment to try for a pregnancy appears safe in the short term.

A clinical trial studied the effect of temporarily halting hormone therapy, also called endocrine therapy, which reduces the risk that breast cancer will return.