Friday, February 18, 2011

‘She was worth it’: UK mom delayed leukemia treatment to save life of unborn daughter

‘She was worth it’: UK mom delayed leukemia treatment to save life of unborn daughter | LifeSiteNews.com: Victoria Webster discovered that she suffered from chronic myeloid leukaemia, or cancer of the blood, during a routine blood test when she was 21 weeks pregnant. Doctors, who said her prognosis was good because they caught the disease so early, begged her to begin chemotherapy immediately, a treatment that would have killed her unborn daughter Jessica.

Webster instead opted for a less aggressive treatment, and waited until Jessica was born in April 2010 by Cesarean section before taking the powerful drugs. She is now reportedly responding well to treatment, and she hopes that she will soon be in full remission.

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