Mother's Cancer Can Infect Her Fetus
Date: 16.10.2009
A startling case in Japan has confirmed that **pregnant** women with **cancer** can pass the disease to their **fetuses**. These transmissions, normally blocked by the **placenta**, are rare, so the work likely won't change how doctors screen or care for pregnant women. But scientists say the case could help illuminate how cancer foils the body's **immune system**.
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