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Reproductive Health After Cancer

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Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 156))

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Recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances in oncology have led to greater survival rates in children and reproductive aged adults with malignancies. However, while cancer therapies improve long-term survival, such treatments can lead to a variety of reproductive problems including abnormal pubertal development, infertility, premature gonadal failure, and sexual dysfunction [1, 2]. As more children and young adults survive cancer and lead productive lives, these concerns are becoming increasingly important.

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This research was supported by the oncofertility consortium NIH 8UL1DE019587, 5RL1HD058296.

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  1. Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Clarisa R. Gracia

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  1. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, 60611-3015, Illinois, USA

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  2. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, 60611-3015, Illinois, USA

    Laurie Zoloth

  3. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, 60611-3015, Illinois, USA

    Lisa Campo-Engelstein

  4. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, 60611-3015, Illinois, USA

    Sarah Rodriguez

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Gracia, C.R. (2010). Reproductive Health After Cancer. In: Woodruff, T., Zoloth, L., Campo-Engelstein, L., Rodriguez, S. (eds) Oncofertility. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 156. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6518-9_1

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