Studies Shed Light On Preserving Fertility Among Cancer Patients

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 00:28 in Biology & Nature

Successes in cancer treatment have created a challenge for young cancer patients since the chemotherapy and radiation treatments that save lives threaten fertility. Researchers are now reporting on how they are maturing human eggs in the laboratory, improving current techniques and discovering new cellular mechanisms that could help preserve and even restore fertility.

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