ABSTRACT
CANCER DIAGNOSED IN PREGNANCY Incidence/Epidemiology Cancer complicates approximately 1/1000 pregnancies, and 1 out of every 118 malignancies is associated with pregnancy [1]. There is no increased incidence of malignancy in pregnant women. The biggest risk for cancer during pregnancy is advanced maternal age as the incidence of cancer in women increases with age. The most common cancers that occur during pregnancy are breast, cervical, leukemia, lymphoma, thyroid, and melanoma [2].
