Young cancer patients in UK face ‘inequality of fertility provision’

Young cancer patients in UK face ‘inequality of fertility provision’ Children and young people with cancer face a postcode lottery for services to preserve their fertility, a damning report has revealed.

Treatments for childhood cancer have improved dramatically over the past 50 years, and more than 80% of patients will live for decades. However, one in five are likely to experience fertility problems as adults as a result of the disease or treatment. The Guardian

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• Inconsistencies in fertility preservation for young people with cancer in the UK (open access) Archives of Disease in Childhood