Perinatal risks in female cancer survivors: A population-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Advances in cancer management have resulted in improved survival rates, particularly in children and young adults. However, treatment may adversely affect reproductive outcomes among female cancer survivors. The objective of this study was to investigate their risk of adverse perinatal outcomes compared to the general population.

Design/methods

We performed a population-based analysis, including all female cancer survivors diagnosed before the age of 40 years between 1981 and 2012. Pregnancy and perinatal complications were identified through linkage of the Scottish Cancer Registry with hospital discharge records based on the Community Health Index (CHI) database. We compared 1,629 female cancer survivors with a first ever singleton pregnancy after diag

SUBMITTER: van der Kooi ALF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6107257 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature