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Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Does Not Harm Fetus
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Does Not Harm Fetus
S Freeman
20100301
2010 Apr 1
Elsevier Global Medical News
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Does Not Harm Fetus
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Apr 1, S Freeman
BARCELONA (EGMN) - Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant can be treated with standard chemotherapy regimens after the 12th gestational week without endangering the health of the fetus, according to data from a registry established by the German Breast Group.Fetal outcomes were not significantly different when 121 newborns of women who were treated with chemotherapy were compared with 36 newborns of women who did not receive chemotherapy in pregnancy. The findings were presented...