Oncofertility Fertility Preservation for Cancer Survivors (eBook)
While cancer survival rates have increased steadily over the last
several decades, particularly among younger patients, the more
aggressive forms of treatment that have made this possible often
compromise a cancer patient's ability to later have biological
children. In the past, pregnancy after cancer was largely unheard
of. Today it is increasingly a possibility due to high survivorship
rates in general and emerging reproductive technologies that give
patients and their families options at the time of diagnosis to
ensure a patient's future fertility (cryopreservation of
ovarian tissue). Oncofertility has emerged as an interdisciplinary
field bridging biomedical, social sciences and examines issues
regarding an individual's fertility options, choice and goals
in light of cancer diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. Written
by leaders in this evolving field, the volume covers various
aspects: medical, ethical and social.
1;Foreword;6 2;Foreword;8 3;Contents;9 4;Contributors;16 5;Introduction;18 5.1;The Emergence of a New Interdiscipline: Oncofertility;19 6;Fertility Risk and Treatment Options;28 6.1;Fertility Management for Women with Cancer;29 6.2;Fertility Preservation in Adult Male Cancer Patients;42 6.3;Managing Fertility in Childhood Cancer Patients;64 6.4;Fertility Risk in Pediatric and Adolescent Cancers;71 7;Oncofertility Techniques and Research;87 7.1;Bioengineering and the Ovarian Follicle;88 7.2;The Science of Cryobiology;96 7.3;Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation: Banking Reproductive Potential for the Future;123 7.4;Progress, History and Promise of Ovarian Cryopreservation and Transplantation for Pediatric Cancer Patients;143 8;Health Care Decision-Making;148 8.1;Oncofertility and the Social Sciences;149 8.2;Shared Decision Making: Fertility and Pediatric Cancers;161 9;Ethical and Psychosocial Impact of Cancer- Related Infertility;173 9.1;Todays Research, Tomorrows Cures: The Ethical Implications of Oncofertility;174 9.2;The Psychosocial Context of Cancer- Related Infertility;191 9.3;Childhood Cancer: Fertility and Psychosocial Implications;202 9.4;Fertility Preservation and Adolescent Cancer Patients: Lessons from Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Their Parents;212 10;Training in a New Medical Discipline and Medical Guidelines;229 10.1;Oncofertility: A New Medical Discipline and the Emerging Scholar;230 10.2;Oncofertility Consortium Consensus Statement: Guidelines for Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation;244 11;Patient Stories and Oncofertility;249 11.1;Personal Accounts of Cancer and Infertility;250 11.2;Appendix A: Oncofertility Options;256 12;Index;263
