Patient-Reported Discussions on Fertility Preservation Before Early-Onset Cancer Treatment

Samantha R Keller; Allison Rosen; Mark A Lewis; Hyo K Park; Rebecca Babyak; Jill Feldman; Fei Ye; Rajiv Agarwal; Kristen K Ciombor; Timothy M Geiger; Cathy Eng; Katherine J Hunzinger; Richard H Viskochil; Michelle K Roach; Digna R Velez Edwards; Michele L Cote; Andreana N Holowatyj

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.44540

Patient-Reported Discussions on Fertility Preservation Before Early-Onset Cancer Treatment

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 4;7(11):e2444540. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.44540.

Authors

Samantha R Keller¹, Allison Rosen², Mark A Lewis³, Hyo K Park⁴, Rebecca Babyak¹, Jill Feldman⁵, Fei Ye^{6

7}, Rajiv Agarwal^{1

7}, Kristen K Ciombor^{1

7}, Timothy M Geiger⁸, Cathy Eng^{1

7}, Katherine J Hunzinger⁹, Richard H Viskochil¹⁰, Michelle K Roach⁷, Digna R Velez Edwards¹¹, Michele L Cote¹², Andreana N Holowatyj^{1

7

13}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
² American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, Utah.
⁴ Providence Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California.
⁵ EGFR Lung Resisters Group, Chicago, Illinois.
⁶ Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁷ Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁸ Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁹ Department of Exercise Science, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹⁰ Department of Exercise Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston.
¹¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
¹² Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indianapolis.
¹³ Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study evaluates discussion patterns about fertility preservation options reported by patients with early-onset cancer to better understand the patient experience.