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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 . The maternal interest is for an immediate treatment of the recently diagnosed tumor however the optimal therapy be it chemotherapy radiotherapy or surgery may impose great risks on the fetus consequently either maternal or fetal health or both will be compromised. Cancer in pregnancy identification of unanswered questions on maternal and fetal risks g koren l weiner m lishner d zemelickis and j finnegan 2 the pregnant patient with malignant disease maternal fetal conflict d farine and e n kelly 3 changes in drug disposition during pregnancy and its clinical implications g koren 4. Maternal cancer during pregnancy is associated with increased risks of rare but fatal outcomes including stillbirth and neonatal mortality this may be due to conditions associated with fetal growth restriction and iatrogenic preterm birth