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Choriocarcinoma

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1. My cousin has had a cancer called a choriocarcinoma. She is better now but is worried that this might be something she could pass on to her daughters? Can it be inherited?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

2. How do you diagnose a choriocarcinoma?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

3. My niece had chemotherapy last year for a cancer called a choriocarcinoma. Her doctors said she was cured. She wants to have more children but is worried that the chemotherapy could mean an increased risk of having an abnormal baby. Is this right?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

4. My cousin had an abnormal pregnancy a month or two ago. Her doctors now say she has invasive mole. This sounds terrible. What is it?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

5. How do you diagnose a molar pregnancy?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

6. How do you treat a molar pregnancy?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

7. My younger sister has had something called a molar pregnancy. She’s fine now but I wondered if she will be able to have children in the future?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

8. My sister thought she was pregnant. Her doctors are now saying that her pregnancy is abnormal, and she has a mole. What does this mean?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

9. My sister thought she was pregnant. Her doctors are now saying that her pregnancy is abnormal, and she has a choriocarcinoma. What does this mean?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

10. My cousin has had a molar pregnancy, where she had an abnormal growth in her womb. What could have caused this?

last reviewed: 26.05.2005

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