title: Cancer in pregnancy.
abstract: Cancer in pregnancy requires the careful consideration of multiple complex issues to achieve the most favorable outcome for mother and fetus. Presented are the principles of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy as they pertain to pregnancy, and a discussion of site-specific cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University, Women and Infants' Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Falkenberry
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000628:therapy; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy