| Title |
Development of a questionnaire to evaluate female fertility care in pediatric oncology, a TREL initiative / |
| Authors |
van der Perk, M. E. Madeleine ; Stukaitė-Ruibienė, Eglė ; Bumbulienė, Žana ; Vaitkevičienė, Goda Elizabeta ; Bos, Annelies M. E ; van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Marry M ; Rascon, Jelena |
| DOI |
10.1186/s12885-022-09450-2 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
BMC cancer.. London : BioMed Central Ltd. 2022, vol. 22, art. no. 450, p. [1-6].. eISSN 1471-2407 |
| Keywords [eng] |
fertility care ; late effects ; pediatric cancer ; questionnaire ; reproductive health |
| Abstract [eng] |
Currently the five-year survival of childhood cancer is up to 80% due to improved treatment modalities. However, the majority of childhood cancer survivors develop late effects including infertility. Survivors describe infertility as an important and life-altering late effect. Fertility preservation options are becoming available to pre- and postpubertal patients diagnosed with childhood cancer and fertility care is now an important aspect in cancer treatment. The use of fertility preservation options depends on the quality of counseling on this important and delicate issue. The aim of this manuscript is to present a questionnaire to determine the impact of fertility counseling in patients suffering from childhood cancer, to improve fertility care and evaluate what patients and their parents or guardians consider good fertility care. |
| Published |
London : BioMed Central Ltd |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2022 |
| CC license |
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