A new study has found that pregnant women with cancer aren't putting their babies at risk by undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Following more than 400 pregnant women in Europe who were diagnosed with breast cancer, the German Breast Group found little to no evidence of chemotherapy negatively affecting the health of infants. Infants whose mothers were treated with chemotherapy weighed less than those that weren't exposed to chemotherapy, but they were not at higher risk of birth defects, blood
...moreA new study has found that pregnant women with cancer aren't putting their babies at risk by undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Following more than 400 pregnant women in Europe who were diagnosed with breast cancer, the German Breast Group found little to no evidence of chemotherapy negatively affecting the health of infants. Infants whose mothers were treated with chemotherapy weighed less than those that weren't exposed to chemotherapy, but they were not at higher risk of birth defects, blood disorders or loss of hair. But according to the study, premature birth—and not the chemotherapy—was responsible for babies being born at low birth weight.
