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PRESERVATION OF REPRODUCTIVE OPTIONS IN ONCOLOGY PATIENTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2004

B KOLB
Affiliation:
Huntington Reproductive Center, Pasadena, California, USA

Extract

In the recent past, a diagnosis of cancer was often considered a terminal condition in the majority of patients. If one did not die quickly, the stigmatism associated with the disease often relegated one to a life without children. However, as oncology treatments improved, so did the prognosis, as well as the prospect of a ‘survivor’ being able to lead a healthy productive life.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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