Some radiation therapy treatments can decrease fertility

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 14:35 in Health & Medicine

In female cancer patients of reproductive age, radiation treatment directly to the ovaries should be avoided because there is a direct relationship between certain types of radiation therapy and fertility problems, according to a review in the April 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncol

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