Can I get pregnant after radiotherapy for esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is a very common malignant tumor. Because the symptoms of esophageal cancer are similar to those of other diseases, many patients are misdiagnosed in the early stages of esophageal cancer. When the patients can no longer hold on, it is too late to find out. The harm caused by esophageal cancer to patients is huge. Esophageal cancer can occur in anyone, whether it is a man, a woman, an old man, or a child. Everyone may suffer from esophageal cancer. If a woman suffers from esophageal cancer, can she still get pregnant? Let's take a look.

Why can't patients with esophageal cancer get pregnant?

1. Breastfeeding promotes the secretion of prolactin by the pituitary gland. Prolactin is a hormone that can cause tumor growth. Prolactin increases during pregnancy, which of course also increases the growth of cancer cells, which has been confirmed by many scientific data.

2. Esophageal cancer itself is a malignant tumor. If it is not treated in time, it will grow recklessly. The growth of esophageal cancer itself will deprive the patient of nutrients in the body. At the same time, esophageal cancer itself needs to be treated. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy will cause different degrees of damage to the body, affect the patient's appetite, and also harm the growth of healthy cells, which is extremely harmful to the fetus. If the patient is breastfeeding at this time, it will consume the patient's body to a certain extent and reduce the patient's own physical fitness. Through the above, the patient himself cannot bear it, and it will also affect the fetus, and it will aggravate the development of esophageal cancer and lead to deterioration.

In addition, esophageal cancer patients who are planning to get married and have children should choose therapies with less toxic side effects as their first choice of treatment. This will reduce the damage of drug toxicity to the fetus and give birth to a healthy baby.

Patients with esophageal cancer cannot get pregnant before they are completely cured. Pregnancy will affect the patient's physical strength and the effect of treatment. If the patient still needs intermittent maintenance treatment, the drugs used to treat esophageal cancer are mostly toxic to the fetus, and the fetus will have deformities, miscarriages, and premature births to varying degrees. If you are already pregnant, you should try to terminate the pregnancy as soon as possible. Clinical data show that pregnancy can also cause recurrence and metastasis of esophageal cancer, and also bring many difficulties to treatment, affecting the effect of treatment. Pregnancy can be considered in very rare special cases. But it is generally better not to get pregnant to avoid disrupting the balance of the body's endocrine system and disturbing the patient's health.

Many women may not be able to accept that they cannot get pregnant due to esophageal cancer. Experts tell us that the body is the capital of revolution. As long as we adjust the body, cure esophageal cancer, and give birth to a healthy and smart baby, everyone will be happy. With the advancement of medical technology, it is possible to defeat esophageal cancer!

Patients with esophageal cancer should not become pregnant before they are fully recovered, as this will affect their nutrition and physical strength. If patients still need intermittent maintenance treatment, most of the drugs are cytotoxic drugs that are toxic to the fetus and can cause fetal malformations, miscarriage, or premature birth.

Every woman has the qualifications and desire to be a mother, but patients with esophageal cancer are extremely conflicted due to the obstruction of the disease. This is also a problem that doctors often encounter in clinical practice. Theoretically, as long as the reproductive system of patients with esophageal cancer is normal, it is still possible to give birth. However, from a medical point of view and from the perspective of eugenics, a married patient with esophageal cancer should be discouraged from getting pregnant and giving birth.

Patients with esophageal cancer should not get pregnant before they are fully recovered. Pregnancy will affect the nutrition and physical strength of the patient. If the patient still needs intermittent maintenance treatment, most of the drugs are cytotoxic drugs that are toxic to the fetus, which will cause fetal malformation, miscarriage, and premature birth. If you are already pregnant, you should try to terminate the pregnancy as soon as possible. Clinical data have shown that pregnancy can promote the recurrence and metastasis of esophageal cancer, and also bring many difficulties to treatment, affecting the efficacy. If the patient suffers from reproductive system or breast tumors, whether he can get pregnant should be consulted by oncology and gynecology experts. If it really has no impact on physical health and he has the ability to get pregnant and give birth, he can consider pregnancy. But it is generally better not to get pregnant, so as to avoid the imbalance of the endocrine system in the body and disturb the health of the patient.

Some patients are diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy. In this case, the pregnancy should be terminated quickly to protect the pregnant woman and esophageal cancer should be treated early. If the delivery is imminent, induced labor or caesarean section can be performed and then the esophageal cancer can be treated.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone is now clear that patients with esophageal cancer cannot get pregnant. If the patient forces pregnancy, it may cause greater harm to themselves and the child. If you want to get pregnant, you must first cure esophageal cancer before getting pregnant, so as not to cause harm to the child.