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What is the chances of a baby getting cancer if the mother has?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Not contagious: Cancer is not a contagious condition so cancer will not be passed from mother to baby. However, some cancers can have a genetic pre-disposition so an offspring can inherit certain types of cancer that could occur in adulthood.
Answered 1/19/2012
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Unlikely: If you are concerned the cancer cells may get to the baby through mom's blood, it is not reported. I checked with an oncology colleague and he confirms the same. The concern would be when and how to treat mom's cancer.
Answered 8/30/2020
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Gene predisposition: If the mother had cancer while she was pregnant, the cancer will not spread to the baby and give the it cancer. If the mother's cancer was in part caused by a mutation in a cancer predisposition gene, it is possible she could pass this gene to her baby (50:50 chance). Depending on the gene, the baby could be at increased risk of developing the same or another cancer.
Answered 1/22/2013
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