New Tool Guides Doctors To Save Cancer Patients' Fertility
Friday, March 6, 2009 - 20:35
in Health & Medicine
The powerful chemotherapy and radiation used to save cancer patients' lives can also destroy their fertility. Research in a new field called oncofertility has advanced the ability of doctors to preserve the reproductive health of cancer patients. Yet, many oncologists aren't familiar with these new strategies. Oncofertility scientists have written a guide to help doctors navigate their patients through the new technologies to preserve their fertility and understand the fertility threats posed by cancer treatments.