Dear Lactnet Friends: One of the changes in my career is that cancer has gone from a death sentence to a huge bump in the road for many people. When I started in college to be a nurse, one was lucky to survive, much less to have a baby. Now, pregnant ladies are receiving chemotherapy, and so are lactating ones. Cancer is no longer on the list of contraindications for breastfeeding. More research is being published about this. The waitress at a local diner was diagnosed at 19 weeks gestation, was treated, and gave birth to a healthy baby. warmly, -- Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC, RYT Reviews Editor,* Clinical Lactation* www.nikkileehealth.com Pronouns: she/her/her's *Communications are confidential and meant only for whom they are addressed.* *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome