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Editorial

Pharmacokinetic considerations in the use of anticancer drugs during pregnancy: challenges and new developments

, MRCP(UK) MbChB BSc(Hons) (Specialist Registrar in Medical Oncology) & , CBE MD DSc FRCP(Glas,Lon,Edin) FRCGP FMedSci (Professor of Cancer Medicine)

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