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Your Health Connection Discusses Issues Related To Pregnancy and Cancer

The November 19 edition of Your Health Connection on WCLK featured Host(and Cancer Survivor) JaQuitta Williams discussing the issues involved with pregnancy and cancer. Her guest was 10 year cancer survivor and mom Perrie Adams, who endured a pregnancy with twins at the same time she went through chemotherapy and breast cancer treatment. Your Health Connection is made possible by the Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development at Clark Atlanta University.

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JaQuitta Williams discusses pregnancy with cancer with Survivor and Mom Perrie Adams on Your Health Connection on WCLK 11/19/14 part two of three.

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JaQuitta Williams discusses pregnancy with cancer with Survivor and Mom Perrie Adams on Your Health Connection on WCLK 11/19/14 part three of three.

Here are relevant links to articles on the topic suggested by CCRTD's Dr. Kimberly Davis:

  • Breast Cancer Risks Acquired In Pregnancy May Pass To Next 3 Generations

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/250171.php

  • Although Pregnancy Can Delay Diagnosis And Treatment, It Has No Impact On Breast Cancer

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/138418.php

  • Cancer During Pregnancy: Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy are Safe for Babies, Studies Show

http://www.esmo.org/Conferences/ESMO-2014-Congress/Press-Media/Cancer-During-Pregnancy-Chemotherapy-and-Radiotherapy-are-Safe-for-Babies-Studies-Show