West Yorkshire, England, where the woman is not happy to learn if they contain first child. Similarly, the perceived Helen Conway. But after the birth of her daughter, her happiness vanished because he was diagnosed with a rare cancer that occurs only during pregnancy.
Disease that attacks the consultant in a bank that called choriocarcinoma and only occurs in no more than 20 women each year in the UK. Choriocarcinoma develops in the placenta when the cells that become part of a normal pregnancy turned into cancer cells and spread to other organs.
Ironically, the cause of the disease is unknown till now and can develop several months or even several years after pregnancy is difficult to detect.
"I never thought there was a woman who realizes that the cancer could also be one of the risks of pregnancy. Was so scared I made. I just wanted to give birth to a baby and I was also afraid of what would happen to him if I can not recover," said Conway as reported by the Daily Mail, Sunday (14/07/2013).
Conway diidap cancer was discovered 9 months after she gave birth. Lucky her daughter, Amelia managed born alive in December 2010. But for six months, the 38-year-old woman continued to bleed, until finally in April 2011 he underwent a pregnancy test and tested positive.
Once scanned, Conway was not pregnant, but because the bleeding would not stop, he had just had a miscarriage suspect. Without it know, that's what caused her cancer secretes hormones HPV, so it was stated positive pregnancy test.
Six months later, the young mother of origin Halifax, West Yorkshire was started coughing blood. After visiting the doctor, he was told that maybe what happened was a ruptured blood vessel. But when the cough is getting worse, Conway went to the hospital and referred for X-ray tests The results found a black stain in both lungs.
"I was scared because he thought it was lung cancer.'s Just what I thought and I was so worried at Amelia. I do not want him to grow up without a mother," said Conway.
Conway eventually diagnosed with choriocarcinoma in September 2011 and when discovered, the cancer had spread to her liver and lungs.
"I was really surprised to hear that the cancer was caused by my pregnancy. But I try to see the positive side to it," he added.
So scarce, for cancer treatment is only available at three hospitals in the UK. Conway inevitably have to drive 50 miles to Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield to undergo chemotherapy given for two days every two weeks.
But four months of chemotherapy, Conway was declared cured, or precisely in January 2012. This is consistent with the testimony of one of the Cancer Research UK spokesman said that more than 90 percent of women diagnosed with choriocarcinoma make a full recovery.
