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Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Health in Pediatric Bone Tumor Patients

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Malignant Pediatric Bone Tumors - Treatment & Management

Part of the book series: Pediatric Oncology ((PEDIATRICO))

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Abstract

The majority of children, adolescents, and young adults with pediatric bone tumors will become long-term survivors. However, many treatment modalities utilized in the modern era of chemotherapy put their future fertility in significant jeopardy. Chemotherapy that includes alkylating agents, radiation to the pelvis or CNS, and aggressive surgeries are commonly used in an attempt to cure childhood bone tumors. Survivors of cancer place a high priority on fertility and report high levels of psychological distress associated with fertility loss. Options are available to preserve fertility prior to chemotherapy when possible, but multiple barriers exist which reduce the likelihood of fertility preservation utilization.

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  1. Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA

    Stacy L. Whiteside CPNP-AC

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    Timothy P. Cripe

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    Nicholas D. Yeager

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Whiteside, S.L. (2015). Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Health in Pediatric Bone Tumor Patients. In: Cripe, T., Yeager, N. (eds) Malignant Pediatric Bone Tumors - Treatment & Management. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18099-1_5

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