Habalet Andree Loblegnou (L), watches as her 1 1/2 year old son Theo Jr. greets obstetrician-gynaecologist Dr. Claude-Émilie Jacob (C), and oncological surgeon Dr. Rami Younan in the MATERNEO clinic at the CHUM hospital in Montreal on May 13, 2026. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
On May 15, 2024, Habalet Andrée Loblegnon learned she was pregnant for the fourth time. Two weeks later, she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.
She had noticed a lump under her right armpit during her third pregnancy, but her doctor said at the time there was no cause for concern. It wasn’t until the 41-year-old’s fourth pregnancy that she received the diagnosis—and was immediately faced with a pressing question.
