Oncofertility - Fertility Preservation for Cancer Survivors

It has been our pleasure to edit the first book on an interdisciplinary science we call oncofertility. Oncofertility bridges traditional areas of basic science and medical research, brings together oncologists and fertility specialists, and hopes to provide real options to young people who survive life-preserving but fertility-threatening treatments for cancer. The chapters in this book range from basic discovery research to reproductive medicine and from social science and the humanities to a section on stories from those who have survived cancer and have faced issues of fertility deprivation or restoration. Specifically, we have addressed three main areas: the underlying biological questions surrounding follicle growth and cryo-preservation of tissue; the application of the new technology to medical practice; and, the psychosocial implications of cancer-related infertility and oncofertility research for patients and their families. These questions are interlinking and require teams of investigators working in concert to solve a major unmet need. The book is a comprehensive initial definition of the field and we anticipate a great many more breakthroughs that will eventually provide a menu of options to those with fertility-threatening conditions. The editors thank the Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research (U54 HD041857) and the Institute for Women's Health Research of Northwestern University for funding and support of this book. Teresa K.

List of contents

The Emergence of a New Interdiscipline: Oncofertility.- Fertility Risk and Treatment Options.- Fertility Management for Women With Cancer.- Fertility Preservation in Adult Male Cancer Patients.- Managing Fertility in Childhood Cancer Patients.- Fertility Risk in Pediatric and Adolescent Cancers.- Oncofertility Techniques and Research.- Bioengineering and the Ovarian Follicle.- The Science of Cryobiology.- Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation: Banking Reproductive Potential for the Future.- Progress, History and Promise of Ovarian Cryopreservation and Transplantation for Pediatric Cancer Patients.- Health Care Decision-Making.- Oncofertility and the Social Sciences.- Shared Decision Making: Fertility and Pediatric Cancers.- Ethical and Psychosocial Impact of Cancer-Related Infertility.- Today's Research, Tomorrows Cures: The Ethical Implications of Oncofertility.- The Psychosocial Context of Cancer-Related Infertility.- Childhood Cancer: Fertility and Psychosocial Implications.- Fertility Preservation and Adolescent Cancer Patients: Lessons from Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Their Parents.- Training in a New Medical Discipline and Medical Guidelines.- Oncofertility: A New Medical Discipline and the Emerging Scholar.- Oncofertility Consortium Consensus Statement: Guidelines for Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation.- Patient Stories and Oncofertility.- Personal Accounts of Cancer and Infertility.

Summary

Oncofertility bridges traditional areas of basic science and medical research, brings together oncologists and fertility specialists, and hopes to provide real options to young people who survive life-preserving but fertility-threatening treatments for cancer.

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From the reviews:

"This is a compilation of current research on the preservation of fertility in young cancer patients facing gonadotoxic treatment regimens. … While they have targeted this book at helping to train and educate oncologists and reproductive specialists caring for young cancer patients, it may also be interesting and important to people in a variety of other fields including those in reproductive biology, biomedical ethics, sociology, and health policy. … an interesting and important book for anyone involved in the care of young cancer patients." (Emily S. Jungheim, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2008)
 
"This book is the first of its kind on the topic of oncofertility - a new discipline uniting reproductive biologists with oncologists to provide options for men, women, and children with a fertility-threatening cancer diagnosis. The book spans disciplines from cutting edge research to clinical care, bioethics, and medical guidelines. There are chapters for the specialists and chapters for patients who wish to read stories about those who have faced fertility-impacting diseases."

This is a terrific book and a must read!

Linda C. Giudice, MD, PhD, MSc
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
The Robert B. Jaffe, MD, Endowed Professor in Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco

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From the reviews:

"This is a compilation of current research on the preservation of fertility in young cancer patients facing gonadotoxic treatment regimens. ... While they have targeted this book at helping to train and educate oncologists and reproductive specialists caring for young cancer patients, it may also be interesting and important to people in a variety of other fields including those in reproductive biology, biomedical ethics, sociology, and health policy. ... an interesting and important book for anyone involved in the care of young cancer patients." (Emily S. Jungheim, Doody's Review Service, January, 2008)

"This book is the first of its kind on the topic of oncofertility - a new discipline uniting reproductive biologists with oncologists to provide options for men, women, and children with a fertility-threatening cancer diagnosis. The book spans disciplines from cutting edge research to clinical care, bioethics, and medical guidelines. There are chapters for the specialists and chapters for patients who wish to read stories about those who have faced fertility-impacting diseases."

This is a terrific book and a must read!

Linda C. Giudice, MD, PhD, MSc
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
The Robert B. Jaffe, MD, Endowed Professor in Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco

Product details

• Assisted by: Ann Snyder (Editor), Ann Snyder (Editor), Teres K Woodruff (Editor), Teresa K Woodruff (Editor), Karrie Ann Snyder (Editor), Teresa K. Woodruff (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781489977670
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-7767-0
• No. of pages: 263
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 15 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 438 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 263 p.
• Series: Cancer Treatment and Research; Cancer Treatment and Research
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; B, Medicine, Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Oncology, Gynecology, Gynaecology & obstetrics, Urology, Urology & urogenital medicine, Paediatric medicine