Breast Cancer Survivors and Fertility Preservation: Ethical and Religious Considerations

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 278-283

  Jukkala, Angela ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; ethics; in vitro fertilization; religion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; RELIGION; SURVIVOR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70350492274     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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