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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2006 98(19):1358-1360; doi:10.1093/jnci/djj425
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New Options Expand Possibilities for Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients

Ariel Whitworth

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Doctors can now harvest eggs from frozen ovarian tissue implanted in a woman's forearm or abdomen. The technique is just one of several new treatment options that may soon be available for women who face both cancer and possible treatment-related infertility.

The American Society for Clinical Oncology released guidelines on fertility options for cancer patients earlier this year, which has shown a spotlight on the problem often faced by premenopausal women. New options include procedures that preserve the ovaries before treatment and changes in vaginal surgery techniques that could alter the outcome for premenopausal women.

Although the number of women who become infertile after cancer treatment is unknown, 113 women per 100,000 under age 50 are expected to get cancer each year in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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