Managing Cancer during Pregnancy

Hatem A. Azim Jr. is a medical oncologist, completed his medical oncology training at the National Cancer Institute in Cairo and the European Institute of Oncology in Milan before joining the Jules Bordet Institute in Brussels in 2009. Since 2012, he has been serving as the associate scientific director of the BrEAST Data Centre to guide late drug development in the field of breast cancer. He is also leading lab-based researches interrogating the biology of breast cancer in young women and the implications of pregnancy using high throughput technologies. Dr. Azim Jr. holds two Masters Degrees in oncology from Cairo University and University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels. His main field of research is breast cancer in young women and its relation to pregnancy and fertility. He received several awards including the ESMO Translational Research Award, the ASCO International Development and Education Award and the University of Padua Award for Advances in Breast Cancer. He published around 95 peer-reviewed publications, 7 book chapters, and served as an invited speaker to all major European oncology congresses.

Overview.- 1.Epidemiology of cancer in pregnancy.- 2.Staging workup in pregnant cancer patients.- 3.General concepts on surgical management of cancer during pregnancy.- 4.Role and consequences of radiotherapy in managing cancer during pregnancy.- 5.Pharmacokinetics of systemic anti-cancer therapies during pregnancy.- 6.Obstetrical care of a pregnant woman with cancer.- 7.Psychological and psychosocial care of a pregnant woman with cancer.- 8.Supportive care during pregnancy.- 10.Neonatal care and long-term consequences of in-utero exposure to systemic anticancer therapy.- Disease-specific chapters.- 11.Managing breast cancer during pregnancy.- 12.Managing melanoma during pregnancy.- 13.Managing cervical cancer during pregnancy.- 14.Managing ovarian tumors during pregnancy.- 14.Managing lymphoma during pregnancy.- 15.Managing leukemia during pregnancy.- 16.Managing thoracic cancers during pregnancy.

"The audience is healthcare professionals and students in the medical community. This book covers all of the important areas of cancer in pregnancy. It includes very comprehensive overviews, contains descriptions of epidemiology of cancer in pregnancy, staging work ups, surgical management principles, obstetrical care, and, more importantly, psychosocial and supportive care during pregnancy. ... This is a well-written, well-structured book that provides an up-to-date knowledge base and management plans for the rare and challenging instance of cancer during pregnancy." (Yuan Yuan, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2016)