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Discusses fertility preservation challenges and solutions in patients with a range of cancer types
Provides practical knowledge on fertility counseling, preservation, and treatment in daily practice
Written by global experts in the field
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Overview on Pregnancy in Cancer Survivors and Fertility Preservation Options
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Challenges to Fertility Preservation in Women with Cancer
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Controversial Topics in Fertility Counseling of Breast Cancer Patients
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Medicine, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Hatem A. Azim Jr
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CUB-Erasme, Fertility Clinic, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Isabelle Demeestere
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Division of Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Fedro A. Peccatori
About the editors
Isabelle Demeestere is a gynaecologist at the fertility Clinic in Erasme Hospital (Brussels, Belgium) and the Director of the Research Laboratory on Human Reproduction at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). After earning a PhD in fertility preservation for cancer patients, she completed her research training at McGill University, Canada and became research associate at the FNRS. She was among the earliest innovators in fertility preservation field and is responsible for the oncofertility unit at Erasme Hospital. She is a member of several scientific societies and author or co-author of over 60 articles and book’s chapters in the field.
Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, MD PhD is specialist in Medical Oncology and Obstetrics & Gynecology. He acts as Director of the Fertility and Pregnancy Unit at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) and Scientific Director of the European School of Oncology (ESO) Milan, Italy. Fertility and pregnancy issues in young women with cancer are his main research interests. He has published more than 190 peer-reviewed articles in International Journals and has been editor or author of more that 10 books on cancer and reproduction. He's been invited as speaker for ASCO, ESGO and ESMO, where he's part of the Adolescent and Young Adults working group.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fertility Challenges and Solutions in Women with Cancer
Editors: Hatem A. Azim Jr, Isabelle Demeestere, Fedro A. Peccatori
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24086-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24085-1Published: 14 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24088-2Published: 14 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24086-8Published: 30 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 147
Number of Illustrations: 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Gynecology, Hematology