There is good news for expecting mums who are suffering from cancer. A recent study, conducted by the Belgian researchers, has found that cancer treatment is safe for the expecting mums and for the fetus. The study has found that the children whose mothers have gone through cancer therapy while being pregnant had a healthy growth.

It is estimated that in the coming times one in 1,000 expecting mums would be diagnosed with cancer. Moreover, a surge of 2.5% would be experienced every year in the percentages of expecting mums having cancer.

It is devastating for a woman to be pregnant with the fear of passing cancer to their offspring. However, as per the findings of the recent study, women affected with cancer can go through cancer treatment therapies without fearing of causing damage to their fetus.

For the study, the researchers observed 70 children whose mothers have gone through the breast cancer treatment while they were inside the womb of their mothers. It was found that the breast cancer therapy didn’t have any side effect over growth of the children.

The children were as normal as other children. The findings of the study have been published in the journal Lancet Oncology. While agreeing with the findings of the study, Dr. Alison Jones, Cancer specialist at University College Hospital said, “It's important not to soft peddle on the treatment just because a woman is pregnant…and these women need a lot of support - then we can get her through the pregnancy so she has a baby”.

Although the Belgian researchers have claimed that chemotherapy doesn’t cause harm to expecting mum and the baby, the researchers from the Institute Gustave Roussy are of the view that chemotherapy should be delayed if baby is at the risk.