Cancer in Pregnancy: Balancing Two Patients, One Course of Care

FIGO’s new best practice advice reframes oncologic care in pregnancy as a multidisciplinary, ethically integrated field—not an exception.

Cancer in pregnancy is no longer a rarity. Each year, an estimated 1 in 1,000 pregnancies involves a malignancy, with breast, cervical, thyroid, and hematologic cancers leading the list. Until recently, the reflexive response was termination. FIGO’s new 2025 best practice review moves decisively away from that model, arguing that pregnancy should not au…