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Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last year, restrictions on access to abortion have had a negative impact on cancer care.

Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last year, restrictions on access to abortion have had a negative impact on cancer care.

Children exposed in utero to cancer and its treatment do not appear to have any long-term health consequences as a result of this exposure, a Danish study suggests.

The repercussions of overturning Roe v. Wade – and the failure of the Supreme Court to provide any guidance on exceptions related to the life and health of the mother – are potentially catastrophic for women who face a life-threating diagnosis of pregnancy associated cancers (PAC).

 E-Mail IMAGE: Tatiana Kelil is assistant professor of radiology at UCSF in the breast imaging section. She also serves as co-director for the UCSF Center for Advanced 3D Technologies. After graduating from... view more  Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Kelil Leesburg, VA, December 18, 2019--The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is pleased to announce two 2021 ARRS Scholarships, provided by ARRS' The Roentgen Fund®, have been awarded to Tatiana Kelil, MD of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Camilo Jaimes, MD of Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) and Harvard Medical Sch...