Elyce Cardonick, MD

In this video we discuss two poster presentations on childhood development and behavior after in utero exposure to chemotherapy for maternal cancer in pregnancy.

Cancer occurs in approximately 1 per 1,000 pregnancies. For the woman and her family, the diagnosis creates an emotional upheaval of hopes and fears and raises the issue of immortality and mortality simultaneously. The treatment proposed to save the mother can appear in direct conflict with the desire to protect the developing fetus.