Cancer in Pregnancy: Maternal and Fetal Risks [Hardcover]

G. Koren (Editor), M. Lishner (Editor), D. Farine (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 26, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0521471761 | ISBN-13: 978-0521471763 | Edition: 1

Cancer in pregnancy, a relatively uncommon occurrence, presents physicians and their patients with a major dilemma: the urge to use chemotherapy, irradiation, or surgery has to be weighed carefully against their risks to the unborn baby. This book is the very first to attempt to quantify these risks and provide physicians with a core of knowledge that will be relevant to making sound clinical decisions in the face of sometimes conflicting interests. The volume evaluates the results of the Motherisk Program, which was set up specifically to address this problem, and reviews maternal and fetal outcomes from a sizeable database of the most common cases of cancer in pregnancy. In reviewing this program and the experience of others in this area, this volume serves as a clinically relevant tool.

Editorial Reviews

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"...fresh and riveting....This issue is extremely important....this volume will have a long useful life." John J. Mulvihill, Journal of the National Cancer Institute

"There is a detailed index as well as important information on the impact of pregnancy on survival....this volume will have a long useful life." John J. Mulvihill, Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Book Description

Cancer in pregnancy, although thankfully a relatively uncommon occurrence, presents physicians and their patients with a major dilemma. The urge to use the highest tolerable doses of chemotherapy, high doses of irradiation and surgery has to be weighed carefully against their risks to the unborn baby. This book is the very first to attempt to quantify these risks and provide physicians with a core of knowledge that will be very relevant to making sound clinical decisions in the face of sometimes conflicting interests. It will be of immense benefit to oncologists, obstetrician-gynecologists, perinatologists and neonatologists.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 236 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (April 26, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521471761
• ISBN-13: 978-0521471763
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,347,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)