Cancer During Pregnancy: The Oncologist Overview

Although a rare and challenging condition, cancer during pregnancy should promptly be identified and treated. Not only standards of care guidelines for the underlying disease are taken into account, but also fetal safety might be weighted for clinical decisions. Frequent lack of experience and knowl...

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Published in:	World journal of oncology Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 28 - 34
Main Authors:	Hepner, Adriana, Negrini, Daniel, Hase, Eliane Azeka, Exman, Pedro, Testa, Laura, Trinconi, Angela F, Filassi, Jose Roberto, Francisco, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira, Zugaib, Marcelo, O’Connor, Tracey L., Martin, Michael Gary
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elmer Press 01-02-2019
Subjects:	Review
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Summary:	Although a rare and challenging condition, cancer during pregnancy should promptly be identified and treated. Not only standards of care guidelines for the underlying disease are taken into account, but also fetal safety might be weighted for clinical decisions. Frequent lack of experience and knowledge about this condition could lead to late diagnosis, imprecise management, suboptimal treatment and fetal and maternal harm. Therefore, this review aims to summarize the current evidence regarding the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, staging and treatment, including novel treatment modalities for patients diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy.
ISSN:	1920-4531 1920-454X
DOI:	10.14740/wjon1177