Chemotherapy During Pregnancy Dilemma , Choose or Lose Breast Fetus ?

Chemotherapy During Pregnancy Dilemma , Choose or Lose Breast Fetus ?

Every mother would want to give you all the best for their children , Including Jane Sarluis . When her second child was pregnant , the doctor said that the cancer relapse and he must choose to maintain breast through chemotherapy or maintain the fetus .

" I'm 15 weeks pregnant when doctors gave the choice between breast or my Unborn baby . I am so confused , I can not imagine what that must be borne by my baby , " Jane said , as quoted by the Daily Mail , Monday ( 2/12 /2013) .

Underwent surgery and chemotherapy while pregnant would be very risky for the fetus , considering the number of doses of the drug to be Consumed by the mother . This is the main doubt Jane . For him , how could an Unborn baby can survive exposure to high doses of the drug ?

In fact , the diagnosis of breast cancer is rare in pregnant women . Diagnosis is most Commonly found in women aged 32-38 years and is Regarded as one of the Consequences of maternal age during pregnancy are pending . Although not routine , chemotherapy during pregnancy has now Become one of the low - risk treatment plan that can be done after the first trimester .

One study presented in 2011 at the European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress declared that children born after their mothers were treated with chemotherapy during the second and third trimesters seemingly unaffected . Nonetheless , Jane and her husband feel Hesitant and still not fully convinced .

After discussions and other information retrieval , Jane does not want to lose both of them then chose to keep her pregnancy , as well as doing the treatment . This treatment includes cytotoxic infusion . " I sat in a hospital chair Trembling . One hand was rubbing my stomach , while on the other hand I see the liquid drug entered my body . I feel numb , I feel the effects of each dose Began to be felt in my body , " said Jane .

Do not want to have negative thoughts and REMAIN optimistic , continued treatment . Arriving at 36 weeks gestation , her second daughter , Sussana , born prematurely . The birthing process itself can be fairly stressful and involves several medical personnel Including midwives , obstetricians and pediatricians .

They looked surprised and relieved that the baby was born safely Susanna . Susanna is now 3 years old and does not seem to have any effect on the treatment of Jane during pregnancy .