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[Comment] Closing the research gaps in obstetric health for survivors of cancer

August, 08, 2024 | Select Oncology Journal Articles

Fertility, pregnancy, and motherhood are biological needs that concern both long-term survivors of cancer and oncology care providers. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the birth rates and long-term obstetric complications among female survivors of cancer. Moreover, the existing data are from studies of childhood cancer that do not distinguish by individual cancer type.1 Grouping cancer types together in a study might not be an accurate extrapolation because the propensity to affect reproductive organs varies among cancer types, their respective treatments, and the age at which the treatment is received.

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