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Sarah Sasson, Scientia Senior Lecturer in Medicine (Immunology), UNSW Sydney

Cancer while pregnant is rare, but is becoming more common. Here’s what researchers think is behind the rise

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Former winner of TV show Alone Australia Gina Chick was diagnosed with breast cancer just days after finding out she was pregnant. She describes in her recent book her experience with chemotherapy and what followed.

Thankfully, cancer diagnoses during pregnancy and in the year following the birth are rare. But such cases are becoming more common in parts of the world, including Australia. Researchers aren’t exactly sure why.

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