Oncofertility in Canada: An overview of Canadian practice and suggested action plan

Current Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Ronn, Ruth ^a   Holzer, H E G ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cryopreservation; Fertility preservation; Gonadotoxicity; Oncofertility; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COORDINATION; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84886881964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.20.1361     Document Type: Article

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