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Cancer in pregnancy: maternal-fetal conflict.

Abstract：

:The occurrence of malignancies during pregnancy has increased over the last decades. They complicate approximately 1 per 1000 pregnancies. The most common malignancies associated with pregnancy include malignant melanoma, malignant lymphomas and leukemia, and cancer of the cervix, breast, ovary, colon and thyroid. Since it is impossible for prospective randomized clinical trials to be conducted in this field, relevant data have been generated from case reports and matched historical cohort studies in order to evaluate the treatment outcomes and the issues complicating the management of malignancy in the pregnant patient. There is almost always a conflict between optimal maternal therapy and fetal well-being. The maternal interest is for an immediate treatment of the recently diagnosed tumor. However, the optimal therapy, be it chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery, may impose great risks on the fetus. Consequently, either maternal or fetal health, or both, will be compromised. Therefore, both the pregnant patient and her physician are often in a dilemma as to the optimal course. On the basis of the medical facts, we discuss the issues raising potential ethical conflicts and present a practical ethical approach which may help to increase clarity in maternal-fetal conflicts. We review the available data informing the incidence and impact of the most common malignancies during pregnancy and their treatment on both the pregnant woman and her fetus. The optimal therapy for the tragic diagnosis of cancer in pregnancy requires a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach between gynecologists, oncologists, obstetricians, surgeons, neonatologists, psychologists, nursing staff and other disciplines. The purpose of this article is not to answer specific questions or to construct management schemes for specific tumors but to provide a framework for approaching some of these complex issues.

journal_name

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol

journal_title

Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology

authors

Oduncu FS,Kimmig R,Hepp H,Emmerich B

doi

10.1007/s00432-002-0406-6

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-03-01 00:00:00

pages

133-46

issue

eissn

0171-5216

issn

1432-1335

journal_volume

129

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Cancer in pregnancy: maternal-fetal conflict.