New studies reveal children who are exposed to chemotherapy or radiotherapy while in the womb suffer no negative impacts on mental or cardiac development. "When chemotherapy is administered after the first trimester of pregnancy, we cannot discern any problems in the children," says lead author Dr Frederic Amant, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium. "Fear about the risks of chemotherapy administration should not be a reason to terminate a ...Sunday, 28 September 2014
Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy are Safe for Babies, Say Studies
New studies reveal children who are exposed to chemotherapy or radiotherapy while in the womb suffer no negative impacts on mental or cardiac development. "When chemotherapy is administered after the first trimester of pregnancy, we cannot discern any problems in the children," says lead author Dr Frederic Amant, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium. "Fear about the risks of chemotherapy administration should not be a reason to terminate a ...
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