TY - JOUR
T1 - Cancer in pregnancy
T2 - Maternal and fetal implications
AU - Weisz, Boaz
AU - Schiff, Eyal
AU - Lishner, Michael
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Cancer is the second leading cause of death in women during their reproductive years, and complicates approximately 0.1% of all pregnancies. When cancer occurs during gestation it poses immense pressure on the pregnant patient, her relatives and her physicians. As cancer is diagnosed during gestation, it raises conflicts between optimal maternal therapy and fetal well-being. In this review, the available data are analysed regarding the impact of pregnancy on the course of the disease, and the effects of the malignant process and its treatment on both the mother and her fetus. Here, attention is focused on the most common malignancies associated with pregnancy; cervical and breast cancer, malignant melanoma and lymphoma. In addition, attention is focused on the available data regarding the impact of cytotoxic and radiation treatments on the mother and fetus.
AB - Cancer is the second leading cause of death in women during their reproductive years, and complicates approximately 0.1% of all pregnancies. When cancer occurs during gestation it poses immense pressure on the pregnant patient, her relatives and her physicians. As cancer is diagnosed during gestation, it raises conflicts between optimal maternal therapy and fetal well-being. In this review, the available data are analysed regarding the impact of pregnancy on the course of the disease, and the effects of the malignant process and its treatment on both the mother and her fetus. Here, attention is focused on the most common malignancies associated with pregnancy; cervical and breast cancer, malignant melanoma and lymphoma. In addition, attention is focused on the available data regarding the impact of cytotoxic and radiation treatments on the mother and fetus.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Cervical carcinoma
KW - Lymphoma
KW - Malignant melanoma
KW - Pregnancy
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U2 - 10.1093/humupd/7.4.384
DO - 10.1093/humupd/7.4.384
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C2 - 11476351
AN - SCOPUS:0034937669
SN - 1355-4786
VL - 7
SP - 384
EP - 393
JO - Human Reproduction Update
JF - Human Reproduction Update
IS - 4
ER -