Cancer in Pregnancy and Lactation

Cancerinpregnancypresentsphysicianswithaseriousandethicalchallenge,yetthesourcesofconcisedataandguidanceforthemanagementofthisdiseasearescarce.TheMotheriskprogram,basedattheHospitalforSickChildren,Toronto,isdedicatedtoaddressingthisproblem.CancerinPregnancyandLactation:TheMotheriskGuidetacklesthissubjectbyprovidingevidence-basedinformationneededtoaddressthecomplexissuesofmaternaldiagnosis,management,treatment,prognosisandlong-termimpactontheunbornchild.BasedontheresearchbymembersoftheinternationalConsortiumofCancerinPregnancyEvidence(CCoPE)thisbookprovidesphysicianswiththecoreknowledgerequiredtomakesoundclinicaldecisionsinthefaceofsometimesconflictinginterests.Co-editedbyrecognizedexpertsinthefieldwithover25years'experience,thiscomprehensivevolumeisessentialreadingforallmaternal-fetalmedicinephysicians,obstetricians,neonatologists,oncologistsandpharmacologists.