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On today’s episode, the Cancer Support Community addresses treating cancer during pregnancy. Kim Thiboldeaux is joined by Patty Murray, Co-founder and Chairwoman of Hope for Two…The Pregnant with Cancer Network, Dr. Elyce Cardonick, an active member of the organization’s Board of Advisors and Lisa Bender, who was diagnosed at age 32 with Stage 2 breast cancer while pregnant with her first child.

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A diagnosis of cancer while pregnant is one of the most confusing emotional experiences for a woman. The juxtaposition of new life in the face of this diagnosis simply does not seem possible at a time when tremendous joy and expectation are the norm. Pregnancy is usually accompanied by a myriad of reactions: Will it be a boy or a girl? Will it be healthy? Whom will this baby resemble? What kind of personality will this child have?

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Pregnant with Cancer Network co-founder Patty Murray was interviewed for an article in the New York Times Magazine that was published on August 31, 2008.