title: SEOM Clinical Guideline of fertility preservation and reproduction in cancer patients (2016).
abstract: Chemotherapy and radiotherapy often result in reduced fertility in cancer patients. With increasing survival rates, fertility is an important quality-of-life concern for many young cancer patients. Around 70-75% of young cancer survivors are interested in parenthood but the numbers of patients who access fertility preservation techniques prior to treatment are significantly lower. Moreover, despite existing guidelines, healthcare professionals do not address fertility preservation issues adequately. There is a critical need for improvements in clinical care to ensure patients are well informed about infertility risks and fertility preservation options and to support them in their reproductive decision-making prior to cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oncología Médica, Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170-08036, Barcelona, Spain. mmunoz@clinic.ub.es.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari I Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santaballa
authors.affiliation: Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulì, Sabadell, Spain.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Seguí
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beato
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de la Cruz
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario de Elche y Vega Baja, Elche, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario de Elche y Vega Baja, Elche, Spain.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Quintanar
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blasco
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D059247:Fertility Preservation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013030:Spain; D017741:Survivors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: Adolescent/child cancer; Cancer patients; Cryopreservation; Fertility preservation; Infertility