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. 2009 Apr 13;27(14):2374–2381. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.1839

Table 3.

Pregnancy Outcomes of Female Cancer Survivors by Treatment

Treatment All Pregnancies (No.) Live Births
Stillbirths
Miscarriages
Abortions
No. RR 95% CI No. RR 95% CI No. RR 95% CI No. RR 95% CI
S only 332 207 0.65 0.49 to 0.86 4 1.82 0.59 to 5.64 55 1.26 0.87 to 1.83 57 1.60 1.09 to 2.33
C only 154 91 0.52 0.36 to 0.76 1 1.00 0.13 to 7.71 23 1.07 0.61 to 1.85 37 2.47 1.58 to 3.88
RT only 5 3 0.52 0.47 to 0.59 0 1 1.73 1.49 to 2.00 1 1.81 1.53 to 2.13
C + S 661 417 0.66 0.53 to 0.81 7 1.53 0.50 to 4.71 82 0.90 0.67 to 1.21 141 2.04 1.56 to 2.68
C + RT 370 230 0.61 0.48 to 0.79 3 1.19 0.34 to 4.22 63 1.42 1.03 to 1.97 64 1.63 1.14 to 2.31
S + RT 593 366 0.67 0.53 to 0.84 6 1.48 0.55 to 3.95 103 1.32 0.98 to 1.78 97 1.48 1.09 to 2.02
C + S + RT 1381 873 0.71 0.59 to 0.84 14 1.49 0.60 to 3.66 217 1.19 0.96 to 1.49 229 1.49 1.18 to 1.89
Unknown 533 361 0.87 0.68 to 1.10 2 0.59 0.13 to 2.65 79 1.15 0.85 to 1.56 69 1.15 0.82 to 1.61

Abbreviations: RR, rate ratio; S, surgery; C, chemotherapy; RT, radiation therapy.