Oncofertility Communication Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines

• Other Authors: Woodruff, Teresa K. (Editor), Clayman, Marla L. (Editor), Waimey, Kate E. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer 2014
• Subjects: Communication in medicine
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• Physical Description: xix, 237 pages illustration 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1461482345; 1461482348

Oncofertility integrates the two previously distinct fields of cancer treatment and fertility research and aims to explore and expand the reproductive future of cancer survivors. In order to achieve the goal of fertility preservation, the Oncofertility community must focus on communication and the way data is provided and received. Concomitant with the rapidly changing technology of Oncofertility, there have been radical shifts and advances in the way health educators and clinicians can produce and share information. As success rates of reproductive techniques such as egg freezing and banking continue to rise, providing increasing opportunities for young cancer patients to preserve their fertility prior to the onset of cancer treatments, communication among professionals in oncology, reproductive medicine, and psychosocial work, among others, becomes crucial, and clinical demand for Oncofertility information is expected to rise considerably.