Abstract
In cases of fertility-threatening cancer treatments, the choice whether or not to undergo fertility preservation treatment before cancer treatment begins represents a high-stakes, time-sensitive, emotionally charged, nested decision [1]. The choice is life altering and, although presumably a discrete decision, the fertility preservation decision serves as an outcome of a very recent challenging decision to pursue fertility-threatening cancer treatments. Patients and their family members will experience the dual impact of these linked treatment-related decisions for years to come. For many patients, family members play significant roles in treatment-related decision making. However, if the patient has not reached the age of legal majority, family members play additional roles in the decision-making processes.
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This research was supported by the Oncofertility Consortium NIH 8UL1DE019587, 5RL1HD058296. Dr. Clayman is supported by Award Number K12HD055884 from NICHD.
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Galvin, K.M., Clayman, M.L. (2010). Whose Future Is It? Ethical Family Decision Making About Daughters’ Treatment in the Oncofertility Context. In: Woodruff, T., Zoloth, L., Campo-Engelstein, L., Rodriguez, S. (eds) Oncofertility. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 156. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6518-9_33
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