EFFECTS OF CANCER CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS ON THE HUMAN FETUS

Pregnancy is not a common complication in cancer. When it does occur, it often does not affect greatly the treatment of the malignancy, although it may change the prognosis. Occasionally, however, pregnant women with disseminated malignant disease are seen as candidates for palliative therapy with irradiation or chemotherapeutic agents. In such cases, the presence of the pregnancy may be a major factor in determining the therapy to be given. Although various types of cancer may occur in patients