Antineoplastic Agents and (In)fertility: Informing Patients to Improve Decisions

Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
Cristina SilvaAna Cristina Ribeiro Rama

Abstract

Infertility is a potential adverse effect of cancer treatment, and future fertility is an important issue for cancer patients. In Portugal, the Centre for Fertility Preservation of CHUC, EPE, conducted a project to develop and disseminate oncofertility information resources. In this study, we report the results of the specific component of this program, which intended to produce information resources that promote patients' awareness of the subject and to support decisions concerning fertility preservation. Guidance for writing health information for patients and criteria for developing decision aids were gathered. Information needs were assessed (literature review and locally applied questionnaire). Resources were pre-tested with a sample of patients and professionals. Their readability, presentation quality, and ability to support decisions were evaluated. General information handouts on infertility risk and decision aids about fertility preservation options were developed and positively evaluated. The resources are currently being distributed in collaboration with several national organizations. Through our multidisciplinary information program, reproductive-age cancer patients now have access to relevant information resource...Continue Reading

References

Jul 9, 1999·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·D CharnockR Gann
Jul 28, 2001·Medical Decision Making : an International Journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making·M G Hunink
Mar 29, 2002·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Leslie R SchoverSima Jeha
Mar 29, 2002·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Leslie R SchoverSima Jeha
Sep 11, 2002·Patient Education and Counseling·Susan MichieTheresa M Marteau
May 1, 2004·Health Expectations : an International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy·Beki MoultHelen Brady
Sep 17, 2004·Disability and Rehabilitation·Tammy Hoffmann, Linda Worrall
Oct 16, 2004·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Ann H PartridgeEric P Winer
Jul 30, 2005·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·B ThewesM L Friedlander
Aug 17, 2005·Annals of Internal Medicine·Steven H WoolfSean Tunis
Nov 24, 2005·Hematology·Leslie R Schover
May 3, 2006·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Stephanie J LeeUNKNOWN American Society of Clinical Oncology
Jun 11, 2008·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Brad Zebrack
Jul 24, 2008·Journal of Cancer Survivorship : Research and Practice·Gwendolyn P QuinnPamela Munster
Aug 30, 2008·CA: a Cancer Journal for Clinicians·Dawn StaceyCarol Bennett
Apr 25, 2009·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment·Michelle PeateMichael Friedlander
Oct 15, 2009·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Gwendolyn P QuinnTerrance L Albrecht
Apr 14, 2010·Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics·Shauna L GardinoTeresa K Woodruff
May 8, 2010·Fertility and Sterility·Angela M JukkalaKaren Meneses
May 26, 2010·Nature Reviews. Clinical Oncology·Teresa K Woodruff
Sep 21, 2010·Human Fertility : Journal of the British Fertility Society·Scott WilkesJane Stewart
Mar 12, 2011·Fertility and Sterility·Ursula BalthazarJennifer E Mersereau
Mar 30, 2011·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Michelle PeateMartha Hickey
May 14, 2011·British Journal of Haematology·Jacques Donnez, Marie-Madeleine Dolmans
Jan 10, 2012·Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology·Devin MurphyGwendolyn P Quinn
Jan 25, 2012·Breast Cancer : the Journal of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society·Chikako ShimizuYasuhiro Fujiwara
May 16, 2012·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Gabriela M ArmuandClaudia Lampic
Aug 21, 2012·Annals of Oncology : Official Journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·C TiseliusL Påhlman
Aug 12, 2014·BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making·Mirjam M GarvelinkMarieke de Vries
Jan 24, 2017·Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology·Cristina SilvaAna Cristina Ribeiro Rama

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Feb 14, 2021·Cancer Medicine·Michelle van den BergRosella P M G Hermens
Nov 24, 2020·Human Reproduction Open·UNKNOWN ESHRE Guideline Group on Female Fertility PreservationNathalie Vermeulen

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
contraception

Software Mentioned

TextMeter
EQUIP
EQIP
DISCERN

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Shauna L GardinoTeresa K Woodruff
Archivos de bronconeumología
Lucía Pantoja Zarza, Juan Ortiz de Saracho y Bobo
Medicina
María Victoria BertolinoR Sergio Pasqualini
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved