Results of an international survey on the current organization of care for pregnant women with cancer
Abstract The global incidence of cancer is increasing, including its incidence in women of reproductive age. Still, physicians encounter this situation rarely, which could lead to substandard care. This research sought to explore opportunities to improve future care for pregnant women with cancer, b...
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| author | Joosje H. Heimovaara Kristel vanCalsteren Christianne A. R. Lok Andrew M. Evens Jorge Hoegl Andres Ferber Andreina Fernandes Ingeborg Vriens Lia vanZuylen Frédéric Amant |
| author_facet | Joosje H. Heimovaara Kristel vanCalsteren Christianne A. R. Lok Andrew M. Evens Jorge Hoegl Andres Ferber Andreina Fernandes Ingeborg Vriens Lia vanZuylen Frédéric Amant |
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| description | Abstract The global incidence of cancer is increasing, including its incidence in women of reproductive age. Still, physicians encounter this situation rarely, which could lead to substandard care. This research sought to explore opportunities to improve future care for pregnant women with cancer, by describing the outcomes of a survey distributed to physicians all over the world focusing on clinical experience with pregnant women with cancer, the organization of care and current gaps in knowledge. We included 249 responses from physicians working across 36 countries. Responses demonstrate a wide variation in the organization of care – generally lacking centralization, and the physicians' acknowledgement of insufficient knowledge on the management of pregnant women with cancer. There is a need for improvement through national centralization and/or establishing advisory boards for cancer in pregnancy. Seeing the paucity of cancer in pregnancy experience, the importance of global multidisciplinary collaboration is emphasized. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b93bdb0308d547e2ab0bd9787bb29ff72025-08-20T03:30:56ZengWileyActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica0001-63491600-04122024-04-01103475175610.1111/aogs.14748Results of an international survey on the current organization of care for pregnant women with cancerJoosje H. Heimovaara0Kristel vanCalsteren1Christianne A. R. Lok2Andrew M. Evens3Jorge Hoegl4Andres Ferber5Andreina Fernandes6Ingeborg Vriens7Lia vanZuylen8Frédéric Amant9Department of Oncology KU Leuven Leuven BelgiumDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology University Hospitals Leuven Leuven BelgiumDepartment of Gynecology Antoni van Leeuwenhoek – Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam The NetherlandsRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey New Brunswick New Jersey USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecological Oncology Hospital General del Este “Dr. Domingo Luciani” Caracas VenezuelaDepartment of Medical Oncology Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USALaboratorio de Genética Molecular Instituto de Oncología y Hematología Caracas VenezuelaDepartment of Medical Oncology Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht The NetherlandsDepartment of Medical Oncology Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam Amsterdam The NetherlandsDepartment of Oncology KU Leuven Leuven BelgiumAbstract The global incidence of cancer is increasing, including its incidence in women of reproductive age. Still, physicians encounter this situation rarely, which could lead to substandard care. This research sought to explore opportunities to improve future care for pregnant women with cancer, by describing the outcomes of a survey distributed to physicians all over the world focusing on clinical experience with pregnant women with cancer, the organization of care and current gaps in knowledge. We included 249 responses from physicians working across 36 countries. Responses demonstrate a wide variation in the organization of care – generally lacking centralization, and the physicians' acknowledgement of insufficient knowledge on the management of pregnant women with cancer. There is a need for improvement through national centralization and/or establishing advisory boards for cancer in pregnancy. Seeing the paucity of cancer in pregnancy experience, the importance of global multidisciplinary collaboration is emphasized.https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14748cancer in pregnancyorganization of care |
| spellingShingle | Joosje H. Heimovaara Kristel vanCalsteren Christianne A. R. Lok Andrew M. Evens Jorge Hoegl Andres Ferber Andreina Fernandes Ingeborg Vriens Lia vanZuylen Frédéric Amant Results of an international survey on the current organization of care for pregnant women with cancer Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica cancer in pregnancy organization of care |
| title | Results of an international survey on the current organization of care for pregnant women with cancer |
| title_full | Results of an international survey on the current organization of care for pregnant women with cancer |
| title_fullStr | Results of an international survey on the current organization of care for pregnant women with cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Results of an international survey on the current organization of care for pregnant women with cancer |
| title_short | Results of an international survey on the current organization of care for pregnant women with cancer |
| title_sort | results of an international survey on the current organization of care for pregnant women with cancer |
| topic | cancer in pregnancy organization of care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14748 |
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