Diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer during pregnancy

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: One third of all cervical carcinomas occur during the reproductive period. Cervical carcinoma is the second greatest cause of death due to cancer during this phase. The estimated frequency of cervical cancer during pregnancy is one case for every 1,000 to 5,000 pregnancies. Th...

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Main Authors: Carla Vitola Gonçalves, Geraldo Duarte, Juvenal Soares Dias da Costa, Alessandra Cristina Marcolin, Mônia Steigleder Bianchi, Daison Dias, Luis Cláudio de Velleca e Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802009000600008&lng=en&tlng=en