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The SCAR project investigates the potential long-term health effects of chemotherapy exposure during pregnancy on offspring. By analyzing genetic and epigenetic changes in umbilical cord blood, the project aims to establish guidelines for safer cancer treatments for pregnant women.
Cancer complicates 1 in 1000 pregnancies representing an important health challenge that affects both mother and child.
In a series of breakthrough clinical studies, the hosting lab has shown that chemotherapy given during pregnancy is relatively safe for the infants in the short term.
However, children born after in utero exposure to chemotherapy are often small for their gestation age, present with lower IQ scores and have higher risk to wear glasses, suggesting possible long-term health effec…
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
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