Now that cancer treatments help many more cancer victims to become cancer survivors it is important to consider life issues when planning cancer treatments. For younger cancer patients, future fertility is an important life issue.
Yet, up to half of cancer patients of reproductive age do not receive adequate information about the impact of treatment on their fertility, decreasing their …
It was not that long ago that this was a subject that was not even discussed because most cancer patients going into chemotherapy or radiation were focused on survival, not quality of life. Today, fortunately, cancer treatments have improved so much that people are concerned about quality of life; i.e. living with cancer rather than just living from cancer.
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According to a 2011 study reported in the journal Fertility & Sterility, most women who develop invasive breast cancer under age 40 will be advised to undergo chemotherapy with or without extended antihormonal therapy to reduce the risk of recurrence and death from breast cancer. Chemotherapy particularly with alkylating agents such as cyclophosphamide is toxic to the ovaries and markedly …
An article in the Washington Post Angelina Jolie’s difficult decision based on her family history and the fact that she carried the BRCA1 gene highlights the many options for cancer treatment today.
“‘Jolie’s op-ed probably will inspire other women to find out more information and think about their choices, said Eleni Tousimis, chief of breast surgery at Georgetown hospital. There …
There has been much debate regarding a possible link between assisted reproduction and cancer. Some cancers, particularly those of the breasts and ovaries, may be hormone responsive, and certainly hormones may be used in infertility treatment. Many hormones, such as estrogens and progesterones, are naturally produced by the body at a much higher rate during pregnancy, regardless of whether the …
Giuliana Rancic revealed Monday that she has early-stage breast cancer — then went out of her way to thank husband Bill Rancic for letting her cry, and the baby she doesn't yet have for most likely saving her life.
E! Entertainment host Giuliana and original "The Apprentice" winner Bill have been trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization, a …