Study: Chemo during pregnancy may not harm baby
OSSINING, N.Y. —A study out this week looked at the effects of chemotherapy on babies whose mothers were treated for cancer during pregnancy. These cases are rare — only about one in 1,000 expectant moms are diagnosed with cancer. But as women are having babies later, and cancers are being diagnosed earlier, the numbers are expected to rise.
In April, 39-year-old Gina Neri received a happy surprise. She was pregnant with her third child. But she had symptoms that led her doctor to perform to a colonoscopy… View / Read Full Story from CBS.