It's Now or Never: Fertility-Related Knowledge, Decision-Making Preferences, and Treatment Intentions in Young Women With Breast Cancer—An Australian Fertility Decision Aid Collaborative Group Study

• Published in: Journal of clinical oncology Vol. 29; no. 13; pp. 1670 - 1677
• Main Authors: Peate, Michelle, Meiser, Bettina, Friedlander, Michael, Zorbas, Helen, Rovelli, Susan, Sansom-Daly, Ursula, Sangster, Jennifer, Hadzi-Pavlovic, Dusan, Hickey, Martha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Clinical Oncology 01.05.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Australia; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Conflict (Psychology); Decision Making; Female; Fertility; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Patient Participation; Australia

For many young women with early breast cancer, fertility is a priority. Interventions to retain fertility options generally need to be accessed before chemotherapy, but many women do not receive information regarding these options in a timely fashion. Knowledge about fertility and decisional conflic...