Delayed cancer diagnosis in the pregnant patient: navigating a complex medical and ethical dilemma.
Abdom Radiol (NY)
; 48(5): 1599-1604, 2023 05.
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| ID: mdl-36951988
ABSTRACT
Prompt diagnosis of cancer in pregnancy is necessary to ensure timely management and improve outcomes. However, there are a several reasons why diagnosis may be delayed in pregnancy. Three major contributors to delayed diagnosis and treatment are patient delay, provider delay, and referral delay. This article aims to (1) increase physician awareness of this problem by providing a detailed review of the main culprits of delayed diagnosis and treatment of cancer in the pregnant patient, (2) discuss the complex ethical issues at hand in these cases, and (3) provide suggestions on how to better address such cases with the goal of improving patient outcomes.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Abdom Radiol (NY)
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos