Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Future Oncology, has released a special issue that examines the field of oncofertility, which aims to preserve fertility in cancer patients.
As the field of cancer research has developed and improved, the numbers of patients surviving many years post-diagnosis is growing. This has led to prioritising cancer management and improving the quality of life in survivors.
In cases where the disease presents in children and young adults, their future fertility becomes an immediate concern, due to well-recognized effects of cancer treatments on reproductive function.
This special focus brings together a range of articles detailing the latest information across various facets of fertility management in cancer patients. Content includes original research into the specific effects of cancer treatment on tissues required for fertility preservation; expert commentaries on current, and in some cases controversial, techniques; and reviews' detailing what is known thus far and where we should be focusing our efforts in future.
A follow-up themed issue with further thought-provoking and informative content from the oncofertility field will be scheduled for release in October of 2016.
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