Table 3 |
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Effect of a subsequent pregnancy on outcome in breast cancer survivors |
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Reference |
Year |
Patients (n) |
Controls (n) |
Relative risk (95% confidence interval) of recurrence or death/% recurrence |
Outcome |
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Ariel and Kempner [62] |
1989 |
47 |
30% recurrence |
No adverse effect on survival |
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Sutton and colleagues [63] |
1990 |
23 |
204 |
28% recurrence, 3 deaths |
No adverse effect on survival |
|
Sankila and colleagues [64] |
1994 |
91 |
471 |
0.20 (0.10 to 0.50) |
No adverse effect on survival |
|
von Schoultz and colleagues [65] |
1995 |
50 |
2,119 |
0.48 (0.18 to 1.29) |
No adverse effect on survival |
|
Malamos and colleagues [66] |
1996 |
21 |
222 |
14.3% recurrence |
No adverse effect on survival |
|
Kroman and colleagues [67] |
1997 |
173 |
5,514 |
0.55 (0.28 to 1.06) |
Decreased risk in pregnant women |
|
Velentgas and colleagues [68] |
1999 |
3 |
265 |
0.80 (0.30 to 2.30) |
No adverse effect on survival |
|
Gelber and colleagues [69] |
2001 |
94 |
94 |
0.44 (0.21 to 0.46) |
Decreased risk in pregnant women |
|
Müller and colleagues [70] |
2003 |
438 |
2,775 |
0.54 (0.41 to 0.71) |
Decreased risk in pregnant women |
|
Blakely and colleagues [71] |
2004 |
47 |
323 |
0.70 (0.25 to 1.95) |
No adverse effect on survival |
|
Ives and colleagues [72] |
2007 |
123 |
2,416 |
0.59 (0.37 to 0.95) |
Decreased risk in pregnant women |
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Total |
1,110 |
14,164 |
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Maltaris et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:206 doi:10.1186/bcr1991 |
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