Evaluation of chemotherapy-associated fetal damage in cancer in pregnancy KU Leuven
Though rare, cancer in pregnancy is becoming more frequent due to the trend to postpone pregnancies until a later age. In large-scale clinical studies, we showed that chemotherapy given during pregnancy has no adverse effect on the short-term health of the infants. Yet, these children appear to be more often small for their gestational age, have a lower verbal IQ and increased chance of wearing glasses at the age of 6. Long-term health ...