title: [Cancer diagnosed during pregnancy].
abstract: The risk of contracting cancer is approximately 1 out of 1,000 pregnancies. The most common types of cancer include melanoma, cervical cancer and breast cancer. Utilization of MRI studies for radiological examination of cancer during pregnancy is recommended. Mammography and chest radiography are also allowed. Computed tomographic scanning of the abdominal region should be avoided. The prognosis during pregnancy is dependent on the extent and histologic type of the cancer. Chemotherapy can be started after the first trimester of pregnancy and terminated about one month before delivery.
authors.affiliation: HYKS, naistenklinikka.
authors.forename: Erja
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Halmesmäki
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Puistola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012306:Risk; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents