Modern aspects of fertility preservation in cancer patient
Achievements of modern oncology have increased the number of young cancer patients of fertile age able to be completely cured from cancer. Aggressive chemotherapy and radiotherapy increases the long-term survival rate but results in ovarian failure and subsequent loss of fertility. When cancer is diagnosed, patients and oncologists generally focus on treating the disease. As a result, the critical question of fertility preservation often remains unasked or unanswered. If it happens, the cancer patients may miss the only opportunity to preserve their ability to have a biological child. Fertility preservation should be an integral part of improving the quality of life of cancer survivors.