Pregnancy-Associated Cancer: A U.S. Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of pregnancy-associated cancer (PAC) is expected to increase as more women delay childbearing until later ages. However, information on frequency and incidence of PAC is scarce in the United States.

Methods

We identified pregnancies among women aged 10-54 years during 2001-2013 from five U.S. health plans participating in the Cancer Research Network (CRN) and the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program (MEPREP). We extracted information from the health plans' administrative claims and electronic health record databases, tumor registries, and infants' birth certificate files to estimate the frequency and incidence of PAC, defined as cancer diagnosed during pregnancy and up to 1 year postpartum.

Results

We identified 846 PAC eve

SUBMITTER: Cottreau CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390809 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature