My baby died of cancer in utero at 36 weeks from malignant encapsilated . The tumors grew faster than he did and crushed his heart and lungs. How rare is this, and in some way does this make me a cancer survivor, because if the tumors had burst it would have been transferred to me through the umbilical cord? And am I still at risk for cancer due to this....it happened back in 1994. I am 47 now.
Hi, Thanks for writing in, Sorry to hear about your medical history in the past. There was probably malignant proliferation of cells around the baby and this made it impossible for the baby to survive. It is probably a cancer from the cells of the baby and not relating to you. The cells of the baby had DNA material from you and your partner and therefore unlikely to be transferred to you. You might not be a cancer survivor but will be a person having a bad obstetric history due to the baby having developed congenital cancer. You are not at risk for cancer but having a baby at your age is not recommended. Please do not worry.