Conference Proceedings
Capturing the Lived Experiences of Women with Lymphoma in Pregnancy: An Australasian Lymphoma Alliance Study
Georgia Mills, Pietro R Di Ciaccio, Catherine Tang, Verity L Chadwick, Kylie D Mason, Belinda Campbell, Mohamed Shanavas, Kirk L Morris, Matthew Greenwood, Giselle Kidson-Gerber, Renee Eslick, Xavier Badoux, Costas K Yannakou, Shane A Gangatharan, Nada Hamad
BLOOD | AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY | Published : 2021
Abstract
Abstract Background: Lymphoma in pregnancy is a rare and challenging diagnosis that complicates approximately 1:6000 pregnancies. Diagnostic delay occurs frequently, as lymphoma-related symptoms may be mistakenly attributed to the pregnancy itself, and diagnostic investigations postponed or omitted. Lymphoma in pregnancy poses a series of unique therapeutic, social, and ethical challenges to the patient, her family, and the medical professionals involved. This is largely due to a paucity of published management guidelines, with current evidence based on modest case series and expert opinion. In this study we endeavoured to understand women's lived experiences during this chall..
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