Imphal: In a rare case, doctors have successfully treated a pregnant woman with breast cancer and delivered a healthy baby boy through Caesarian Section at the Babina Cancer Hospital, American Oncology Institute in Imphal.

Speaking to media persons during a press conference, Dr (Brig) AK Dhar, medical oncologist, said that a 42-year-old woman was detected with a breast lump at 16 weeks of pregnancy. She was operated in a city hospital and then came the real test as the tumour demanded chemotherapy to save both the mother and the baby, he added.

This was her first pregnancy, informed the doctor.

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