While cancer survival rates have increased steadily over the last
several decades, particularly among younger patients, the more
aggressive forms of treatment that have made this possible often
compromise a cancer patient's ability to later have biological children.
In the past, pregnancy after cancer was extremely rare. Today it is
increasingly a possibility due to high survivorship rates in general and
emerging reproductive technologies that give patients and their families
options at the time of diagnosis to ensure a patient's future fertility.
Oncofertility has emerged as an interdisciplinary field bridging
biomedical, social sciences and examines issues regarding an
individual's fertility options, choice and goals in light of cancer
diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. Written by leaders in this
evolving field, this volume covers various aspects of Oncofertility,
including medical, ethical and social.