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Edited by Eytan R. Barnea, Eric Jauniaux, and Peter E. Schwartz. 308 pp., illustrated. New York, Springer-Verlag, 2001. $139. ISBN 1-85233-374-X.

Few, if any, problems in medicine present as great a challenge to the clinician as cancer during pregnancy. The anxiety of the health care team results from the need to care for both the mother and the fetus. The diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions routinely used for patients with cancer are frequently contraindicated during pregnancy and can delay diagnosis and therapy until after delivery. There is also concern about the possible effects of pregnancy on the cancer, especially in the case of hormone-receptor–positive tumors.

The optimal treatment of a pregnant woman with cancer involves an interdisciplinary approach in which the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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