Patient-Related Awareness of Impact of Cancer-Directed Therapy on Fertility in Young Women Diagnosed of Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Nita S. Nair Chemotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of breast cancer (BC) adversely impact growing ovarian follicles and can induce permanent premature ovarian failure or reduce ovarian reserve in younger women. As treatments result in improved survival of BC patients, young survivors face quality of life (QOL) issues, including treatment-related infertility. We conducted a survey to evaluate awareness among patients regarding the impact of cancer-directed therapy on fertility and available options of fertility preservation (FP). We interviewed 350 women with BC under 40 years of age at the start of treatment, of which 321 (91.70%) were in varying stages of follow-up, 8 women (2.30%) were scheduled to start treatment, and 21 (6.00%) women were under treatment. All received chemother

SUBMITTER: Nair NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11473132 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature