BACKGROUND: Pregnancy complicated by cancer is relatively rare but, as women in
western societies tend to delay childbearing to the third and fourth decade of life, this …

Simple Summary The co-occurrence of cancer and pregnancy is fortunately a rare event. It is
a challenging situation for all involved parties, as the risks and benefits of oncological …

Cancer is the second leading cause of death during the reproductive years complicating
between 0.02% and 0.1% of pregnancies. This incidence is expected to rise with the …

Purpose Cancer in pregnancy is a rare circumstance. However, the coincidence of
pregnancy and malignancy is supposed to increase due to a general tendency of …

In this review current knowledge on prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
gynaecological malignancies during pregnancy is discussed. After a general overview of …

Cancer complicating pregnancy endangers two lives. Any approach should look at both
maternal and foetal safety. Maternal prognosis will not improve by terminating the …

Cancer complicates pregnancy very rarely (estimated incidence 1: 1000 pregnancies),
though this co-existence is likely to become more common in view of the prolongation of …

Cancer is an important cause of death in the United States in women of childbearing age.
Approximately 1 per 1000 pregnant women will develop cancer. This review (Part II follows …

Cancer in pregnancy presents a rare coincidence which demands intensive interdisciplinary
care. Among this, gynecologic cancer is a special challenge because cancer or treatment …

A relatively rare occurrence, pregnancy-associated cancer affects approximately 1 in 1000
pregnancies. Optimizing treatment of the cancer and minimizing harm to the fetus are often …