CHEMOTHERAPY , RADIOTHERAPY HAS NO NEGATIVE EFFECT ON FETUS
Scientists have
revealed that children who are exposed to chemotherapy or radiotherapy while in the womb suffer
no negative impacts on mental or cardiac development from chemotherapy and
radiotherapy.
In the first study,
38 children prenatally exposed to chemotherapy were recruited from the
International Network for Cancer, Infertility and Pregnancy (INCIP) registry
and assessed for mental development and cardiac health and their outcomes were
compared to 38 control children who were not exposed to chemotherapy.
At a median age of
almost two years of age, mental development as measured by the 'Mental
Development Index' was in the normal range for both groups of children, and
were not significantly different. Cardiac dimensions and functions were within
normal ranges for both groups.
In the second
study, which explored the impact of radiotherapy on the children of women with
cancer, it was revealed that neuropsychological, behavioral and general health
outcomes for those exposed to radiotherapy were within normal ranges. One child
revealed a severe cognitive delay, however other pregnancy-related
complications are confounding factors.
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