The study showed chemotherapy and pregnancy Receiving treatment of pregnant women do not face an increased risk of birth of children with birth defects or other health problems. This is encouraging news for the many thousands of mothers who every year are faced with the need to make a painful choice between his own life and the life of the baby in the event that they diagostiruyut Cancer during pregnancy .
Some women decide to have an abortion, especially in the early stages of pregnancy, as the tumor develops at such times very aggressively. Others refuse treatment as long as the baby is born, often losing precious months. Now it is proved that the sacrifices should not be.
German researchers found that there was no need for the artificial termination of pregnancy, postponing the start of treatment, or to use "gentle" and less effective drugs. Not found sufficient evidence that the child will be somewhat affected by chemotherapy.
Researchers watched by more than 400 women from across Europe who are diagnosed with breast cancer at an early stage during pregnancy. Almost half of them decided to chemotherapy without doing abortions, while others either abortions or the birth of a child waiting to get proper treatment.
No child of 197 women undergoing chemotherapy in a position not born with any defects that can be attributed to the effects of cancer drugs. Indicator birth defects in this category was the same as that of the rest of the kids. The only difference - these children more likely to have less weight than children born to healthy mothers.
Pregnancy and Gynecology
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