Procedural abortion, provider‐initiated preterm delivery and survival in pregnant people with cancer: A population‐based cohort study
Neither procedural-induced abortion nor provider-initiated preterm birth was associated with improved survival in pregnant people diagnosed with cancer; however, these obstetric interventions are highly personal decisions best decided by the pregnant person in consultation with their care providers.
Authors
- Joel G. Ray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1635-4658)
- Christine M. Friedenreich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4783-1966)
- Amy Metcalfe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-9256)
- Parveen Bhatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-1781)
- Gregg Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-1098)
- Khokan C. Sikdar
- Lorraine Shack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3126-7360)
- Carly A. McMorris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5164-6210)
- Sarka Lisonkova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1220-310X)
- Zoe F. Cairncross
- Deshayne B. Fell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5548-3228)
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Entomological Society of Canada (CA)
- South Health Campus (CA)
- Esri (Canada) (CA)
- Institute for Christian Studies (CA)
- Alberta Cancer Foundation (CA)
- Alberta Health (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17937
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- Alberta Health Services
- Government of Ontario
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research