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Cancer-stricken mom delivers baby despite massive tumor

(People's Daily Online)    16:20, August 26, 2016

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Between a previous miscarriage and the discovery of a malignant tumor in her kidney, one Chinese woman in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region encountered more than her fair share of bad luck over the past few years. However, in the end, her story is a heart-warming one.

According to a report by thepaper.cn, the woman was found to have a malignant tumor in her kidney during her fourth month of pregnancy in December 2015. She headed to Shanghai No. 1 People’s Hospital for treatment, only to be warned that pregnancy leads to higher hormone levels, which would cause the tumor grow larger at a more rapid speed.

As is the common practice for those diagnosed with cancer within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, the woman's doctor suggested that she abort the baby. However, after already having been through a miscarriage of twins, the mom-to-be insisted on continuing the pregnancy.

By the late stages of her pregnancy, the tumor had grown to be 30 centimeters in diameter at its widest part, pressing against the woman’s pelvis, pancreas and spleen and causing her severe pain. As the tumor kept growing, the woman was forced to schedule an earlier delivery through a Caesarean section in the 34th week of her pregnancy. Fortunately, the operation went smoothly and she delivered a healthy baby.

Just two weeks after giving birth, the new mother returned to the hospital for a surgery to remove the tumor at Shanghai No. 1 People’s Hospital. She had the operation on Aug. 17. Despite being somewhat unstable hormonally and in a weak condition from the birth, the operation was successful. The woman is currently in a stable condition. 

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