Modena, suffering from cancer, manages to heal without renouncing maternity – Chronicle

Modena, July 6, 2018 – At the most beautiful moment, the most dramatic news : a bad tumor during pregnancy; a rare event, 2% of bad tumors. But the strength and courage of a 36-year-old from Modena, as well as the experience and professionalism of the doctors who treated him, allowed the miracle. In fact, the woman completely cured malignant carcinoma of both bads, diagnosed in the fourth month of pregnancy. Now the mother and the child are both very good.

But when the & quot; phrase & # 39; arrived, it is the diagnosis of bad cancer during gestation the 36 years was found before at most difficult choice : save his life or put endangering the life of the child?

A dilemma that the woman faced but, thanks to the support of a team of highly qualified Modena doctors managed to heal without sacrificing the joy of motherhood.

In fact, the chest unit and obstetrics and gynecology of the Policlinic were taken care of immediately. ] through a protocol specifically designed for the rare case and a new technique for removal of sentinel lymph nodes. Many "spirits" came together to perform the miracle, saving the life of the woman and her child. But not only because the disease was completely defeated

A challenge won by the team of the Integrated Unit for the Fight Against Breast Cancer led by Professor Giovanni Tazzioli ( head of Cancer Oncology Surgery) of Modena University Hospital and Diagnostic Therapy Path for Breast Cancer) with a multidisciplinary approach, involving not only oncologist and senologist surgeons, but also those in gynecology and obstetrics, always putting in the center After the difficult diagnosis we studied a therapeutic plan to cure the mother without compromising the health of the unborn – explains Professor Tazzioli – we have always worked in team by deciding to treat the patient for about 12 weeks with a particular chemotherapy protocol designed to minimize the risk of birth damage U ro. "

The therapy to which the 36-year-old was subjected lasted about two and a half months. Dr. Laura Cortesi, oncologist of the Breast Unit, explains how she was used to reduce the size of both nodules, in order to optimize the effect of the surgical procedure. "