Cancer treatment during pregnancy: preclinical and clinical assessment of fetal cardiotoxicity KU Leuven
Cancer is diagnosed in 1 in 1000-2000 pregnancies and this number is even likely to increase seen the delay in childbearing till higher maternal ages in developed countries. To treat these cancers, surgery is feasible during the three trimesters. Chemotherapy is contraindicated during the first trimester because of high risk of miscarriage and teratogenicity but is possible during the second and third trimester of pregnancy. Radiotherapy of the ...