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They were pregnant. Then doctors found cancer. 4 women on their rare diagnoses.

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The incidence of pregnancy-associated cancer has gradually increased in recent decades .

Being diagnosed with cancer while pregnant is rare, but diagnosing cancer during pregnancy can be especially challenging.

Laura Pearson was pregnant with her second child when she discovered a pea-size lump in her breast on the day of her 20-week routine scan.

Emily Dilger from New York was 14 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with lymphoma.

At 24 weeks pregnant, Katie Wolf received the news she had breast cancer at 24 weeks .

Inga Cushman underwent six rounds of chemo while pregnant, battling extreme fatigue and anemia.

She is grateful to now be raising two small boys as a cancer survivor.

“I gained a new appreciation for my body, and my perspective on life will forever be changed,” she says.

After giving birth via C-section, Cushman underwent a biopsy that confirmed she had renal cell carcinoma.

She had follow-up CT scans for the next few years to monitor for any recurrence of her cancer.

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