Coexistence of Pregnancy and Malignancy Nicholas A. Pavlidis Department of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece Correspondence: Nicholas A. Pavlidis, M.D., Department of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45110 Greece. Telephone and Fax: 30-651-99394 and 30-651-97505; e-mail: npavlid@cc.uoi.gr Cancer complicating pregnancy is a rare coexistence. The incidence is approximately 1 in 1,000 pregnancies. The most common cancers are those more frequently seen during the reproductive age of a woman. Breast cancer, cervical cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, malignant melanoma, and leukemias are the most frequently diagnosed malignancies during gestation. The diagnostic and therapeutic management of the pregnant patient with cancer is especially difficult because it involves two persons, the mother and the fetus. In this paper we review: A) the therapeutic and diagnostic management of these patients B) the safety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures C) the metastatic pattern of the maternal tumors to the placenta and fetus D) the potential recommendations for therapeutic abortion The Oncologist, Vol. 7, No. 4, 279-287, August 2002 © 2002 AlphaMed Press Ann's NOTE: Have your physician review this paper to help clarify options. She/he can access the complete article using the above citation. Bulletin du Cancer, 10/02 Current Opinions in Obstet/GYN, 11/02 Cancer Control, 12/02 Arch Surg, 2/03 Pat Camilo, PhD, RNC, WHNP, GNP Medscape Nurses, 2/03 Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health 8(2), 2003. Abstract # 6055 SABCS 12/06 Blood, March 2008 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.