I’m a Scientist is like school science lessons meet the X Factor! School students choose which scientist gets a prize of $1000 to communicate their work.
Scientists and students talk on this website. They both break down barriers, have fun and learn. But only the students get to vote.
This zone is the Organs Zone. It has scientists studying health and disease in various parts of our bodies. Who gets the prize? YOU decide!
Hey there.
I think the answer is no, it can’t, but the placenta, which is the organ which attaches the baby to the uterus can get cancer.
When women are pregnant, the most common cancer is breast cancer, because the special hormones that support the baby can also stimulate breast cancer. But it’s very rare. If I woman gets cancer during pregnancy, often it is possible to deliver the baby early, or even to treat the woman with chemotherapy, many of them are now safe for the baby. Most often though, they will deliver the baby if it is developed enough.
Only about 1/1000 pregnant women get cancer, which is quite rare!
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