Cancer in pregnant women has become increasingly common

The number of women who are diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy or shortly after it, is constantly growing. Scientists attribute this to the fact that modern diagnostics has improved and is now made to give birth later than in previous years.

In the journal British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology published a study which showed that today more and more women become aware of the presence of malignant tumors have right during pregnancy   and immediately after birth. Scientists from the Australian University of Sydney made this conclusion based on the analysis of information on more than one million women in childbirth.

The authors of the study believe that this growth is not due to the fact that modern women are more vulnerable body from the peculiarities of diet or external factors. The growing number of cases of cancer during pregnancy   It explained by better diagnosis. Today, women in the position of contact with the doctors more often than a few generations ago.

In addition, today's young mothers are increasingly postponing the birth of heirs until later, preferring to start them after 35 or even 40. This increases the danger to their health. Finally, during pregnancy a woman's body secretes hormones that stimulate the growth of small tumors. And an analysis of the case can be seen already.

In 1994, one in seven young mother was 35, then today is already one in four. The researchers also found that diagnosed during pregnancy increases the likelihood of cancer and premature cesarean delivery. By the way, recently, science has shown that pregnant women with cancer may undergo chemotherapy without fear - it will not affect the health of the unborn baby.

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