Incorporating fertility preservation into the care of young oncology patients
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Incorporating fertility preservation into the care of young oncology patients.
As the number of cancer survivors continues to increase, oncologists are faced with the challenge of providing cancer therapy to patients who may 1 day want to have children. Yet, gonadotoxic cancer treatments can compromise future fertility, either temporarily or permanently. There are established means of preserving fertility before cancer treatment; specifically, sperm cryopreservation for m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25398