title: [Fertility preservation among patients with cancer: report of a French regional practical experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Improvement in cancer treatments has led to reconsider the importance of quality of life after cancer, especially concerning maintening the potential of fertility since it is often altered after healing. Our objective was to estimate the knowledge and practices of the physicians in the field of Oncology in a French Region (Provence Alpes- Côte d'Azur).
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective survey, conducted between January and April 2012, amongst oncologists working in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region, through questionnaires distributed during multidisciplinary meetings in oncology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 225 replies, 54% of the physicians had sent no patient to any oncofertility consultation during the previous six months (n=120). Besides, 33% of the oncologists (n=68) declared they had difficulties in addressing their patients to oncofertility consultation, and 58% of them (n=39) considered they lacked information on techniques and indications of fertility preservation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides an estimation of the current practices in PACA region concerning oncofertility and underlines the physicians' need of information. In this context, the regional oncology network has set up a regional network « cancer and fertility » in order to facilitate the access to fertility preservation prior to any potentially sterilizing treatment for all patients.
authors: Pôle de gynécologie-obstétrique et reproduction (Pr-Gamerre), hôpital de La Conception, AP-HM, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille, France. lisepreaubert@free.fr
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Préaubert
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Poggi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pibarot
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Delotte
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Thibault
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Saias-Magnan
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Courbière
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D059247:Fertility Preservation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005843:Geography; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires