Will drugs for lung cancer cause fetal malformations?

Lung cancer is a common malignant tumor. Many people think that lung cancer is only for men. In fact, women are also more likely to get lung cancer. Therefore, many people are afraid that they will not be able to have children if they get lung cancer, which will affect their fertility. So, will the drugs used to treat lung cancer cause fetal malformations? Let's listen to the experts' introduction.

Experts in the Department of Radiotherapy said that it is not recommended for female lung cancer patients to give birth. If patients become pregnant during treatment, chemotherapy or radiotherapy may also lead to miscarriage and fetal malformation. At the same time, during treatment, patients often have poor mental and physical conditions, loss of appetite, and some experience digestive symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which lead to malnutrition in patients and inevitably affect the growth and development of the fetus. For patients who are diagnosed with lung cancer during pregnancy, they should consider terminating the pregnancy immediately and focus their main attention on treatment.
Experts remind: If you encounter a female patient who wants to get pregnant and have a child, you should dissuade her from doing so. Although lung cancer is not a contagious disease, it has a significant genetic tendency and family clustering. During pregnancy, the body consumes more energy, and changes in the endocrine system and immune system can easily lead to tumor development. Some clinically cured lung cancer patients experience recurrence or metastasis after pregnancy.