Cancer and Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Review
Roxana Schwab, Katharina Anić, Annette Hasenburg
Abstract
Cancer diagnosis and treatment in pregnant women is a challenging situation. A multidisciplinary network of specialists is required to guide both, the expecting mother and the unborn child through the diagnostic workup and the cytotoxic therapy, by balancing the respective risks and benefits. Tumor entity, stage, biology and gestational week at diagnosis determine the appropriate approach. As premature delivery emerged as one of the main risk factors for adverse long-term outcome of the progeny, it should be avoided, if reasonable from the oncological perspective. This article offers a comprehensive review with respect to the various aspects of cancer in pregnancy.
Topics & Concepts
PregnancyMedicineCancerIntensive care medicineMultidisciplinary approachObstetricsPediatricsInternal medicineBiologyGeneticsSociologySocial scienceCancer Risks and FactorsMultiple and Secondary Primary CancersChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life