[Cancer in pregnancy]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2015 Jun 29;177(27):V12140714.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Cancer in pregnancy occurs in about one in 1,000 pregnancies. Recent reports have shown that most treatment regimes in second and third trimester are safe for the mother and the child. This has led to a paradigm shift in treating pregnant women with cancer. The management of the pregnant woman should be in a multidisciplinary setting, and delivery should be postponed to avoid very preterm delivery and planned 2-3 weeks after the last chemotherapeutic treatment allowing both maternal and foetal bone marrow to recover.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / prevention & control
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Fertility
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic* / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic* / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy Trimesters

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents