How cancer can affect a pregnancy

Molly Brewer, DVM, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Molly Brewer, DVM, MD
(photo by Jim Howe) Healthy babies can be born to mothers who are
diagnosed and treated for cancer during pregnancy, says Molly
Brewer, DVM, MD. She was already a veterinarian when she attended
medical school at Upstate Medical University. Today she is a
gynecologic oncologist in Connecticut who was invited back to
Syracuse to lecture at her alma mater. She explains how the timing
of any cancer treatment can determine how a developing baby is
affected, and how some cancers can be treated after the baby is
born. Healthy babies can be born to mothers who are diagnosed and
treated for cancer during pregnancy, says Molly Brewer, DVM, MD.
She was already a veterinarian when she attended medical school at
Upstate Medical University. Today she is a gynecologic oncologist
in Connecticut who was invited back to Syracuse to lecture at her
alma mater. She explains how the timing of any cancer treatment can
determine how a developing baby is affected, and how some cancers
can be treated after the baby is born.