Cancer and Reproductive Health

While cancer affects primarily the elderly, it also occurs in younger age groups, with different implications specifically relating to reproduction. Cancer can also occur during pregnancy itself. This brings together two diverse areas of medicine, encompassing the complexity of cancer and its varied biology and the equally challenging areas of fertility, conception and pregnancy. The 55th RCOG Study Group brought together a range of experts to examine these issues. This book presents the findings of the Study Group, with sections covering: ΓÇó epidemiology, genetics and basic principles of chemotherapy and radiotherapy ΓÇó fertility issues and paediatric cancers ΓÇó gynaecological cancers and precancer ΓÇó diagnostic dilemmas ΓÇó the placenta ΓÇó non-gynaecological cancers ΓÇó multidisciplinary care and service provision.