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  2. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Chemotherapy is teratogenic during pregnancy, especially during the first trimester, to the extent that abortion usually is recommended if pregnancy in this period is found during chemotherapy. [117]

  3. Melphalan - Wikipedia

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    Use during pregnancy may result in harm to the fetus. [8] Melphalan belongs to the class of nitrogen mustard alkylating agents. [7] It works by interfering with the creation of DNA and RNA. [7] Melphalan was approved for medical use in the United States in 1964. [7] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [9]

  4. Drugs in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Opioid use during pregnancy may cause adverse outcomes for the women and unborn child. [11] Women who use opioids during pregnancy in a non-medical fashion are at a higher risk for premature birth, lower birth weight, still birth, specific birth defects, and withdrawal (neonatal abstinence syndrome). [11]

  5. Gemcitabine - Wikipedia

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    Use during pregnancy will likely result in fetal harm. [2] Gemcitabine is in the nucleoside analog family of medication. [2] It works by blocking the creation of new DNA, which results in cell death. [2] Gemcitabine was patented in 1983 and was approved for medical use in 1995. [6] Generic versions were introduced in Europe in 2009 and in the ...

  6. Paclitaxel - Wikipedia

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    There are concerns that use during pregnancy may cause birth defects. [12] [11] Paclitaxel is in the taxane family of medications. [13] It works by interference with the normal function of microtubules during cell division. [11] Paclitaxel was isolated in 1971 from the Pacific yew and approved for medical use in 1993.

  7. Thalidomide - Wikipedia

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    Thalidomide is a known human teratogen and carries an extremely high risk of severe, life-threatening birth defects if administered or taken during pregnancy. [6] It causes skeletal deformities such as amelia (absence of legs and/or arms), absence of bones, and phocomelia (malformation of the limbs).

  8. Cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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    The incidence of pregnancy-associated cancer has risen due to the increasing age of pregnant mothers. [62] Cancers may also be detected incidentally during maternal screening. [62] Cancer treatment needs to be selected to do least harm to both the woman and her embryo/fetus. In some cases a therapeutic abortion may be recommended.

  9. Carboplatin - Wikipedia

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    Carboplatin, sold under the brand name Paraplatin among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of forms of cancer. [3] This includes ovarian cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, brain cancer, and neuroblastoma. [3] It is used by injection into a vein. [3] Side effects generally occur. [3]

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