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Education For Pediatric Oncology Nurses On Fertility Preservation Of Pediatric Oncology Patients, Elyse Breit
Education For Pediatric Oncology Nurses On Fertility Preservation Of Pediatric Oncology Patients, Elyse Breit
HIM 1990-2015
Although the survival rate of childhood cancer is high, nearly two thirds of these survivors experience negative long-term secondary side effects from cancer treatments. Infertility is one such side effect that can have a prominent impact on quality of life as the patient ages. It is important for nurses working with pediatric oncology patients to provide the patient and family with education about risk for infertility and fertility preservation (FP) in order to allow families to make decisions about FP before cancer treatment starts. However, pediatric oncology nurses report being uneducated about FP guidelines and are hesitant to broach this …