Cancer treatment in young women need not mean the end of their fertility
The first long-term record of how cancer patients made use of their stored eggs and…
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Breast cancer drug, olaparib, depletes store of immature eggs in mouse ovaries
Australian researchers have shown for the first time that a new drug used to treat…
Researchers restore fertility in non-human primate model of childhood cancer survivorship
One in three childhood cancer survivors is at risk of becoming infertile due to chemotherapy…
Preserving fertility during chemotherapy
Many chemotherapeutics act by damaging the DNA. Since cancer cells divide more often than most…
How does chemotherapy among men affect the health of subsequent generations?
How do cancer and cancer treatments affect the reproductive function of men? Can this affect…
Female cancer survivors are one-third less likely to achieve pregnancy than women in general population
For the first time, a large population study has quantified the chance of pregnancy after…
Long read: The life-saving treatment that’s being thrown in the trash
Diagnosed with leukaemia in his early 40s, Chris Lihosit was saved by umbilical cord blood from three…
AACR 2017: Many childhood cancer survivors carry mutations in cancer risk genes, raising chance of later disease
Whole-genome sequencing conducted on a large cohort of childhood cancer survivors indicated that many survivors…
Preterm births more common in mothers who are cancer survivors
For young women facing a new cancer diagnosis, fertility preservation can be an important consideration…
Hormone may offer new contraceptive that protects ovaries from chemotherapy
A naturally occurring hormone that plays an important role in foetal development may be the…