ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2012
A pilot study to examine patient awareness and provider discussion of the impact of cancer treatment on fertility in a registry-based sample of African American women with breast cancer.
Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Occurrence and recall rates of fertility discussions with young breast cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016Article
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purposeFertility is a concern for many cancer patients diagnosed during their reproductive years. Although African American women are more likely to be diagnosed with early breast cancer (i.e., ≤age 40), little is known about patient awareness of or provider discussion related to fertility in this group. We examined African American women's awareness of the possible impact of cancer treatment on fertility.
methodsIn a cross-sectional survey of African American women with early-onset breast cancer, demographic and clinical variables were compared with patient awareness and physician discussion of potential fertility loss.
resultsFor women in our sample (N = 48), 45.8% reported being aware of the potential impact of cancer treatment on fertility, and 56.3% reported that their providers discussed fertility with them. Bivariate analyses demonstrated that awareness was significantly higher in women diagnosed at age ≤45 (p < 0.05), who were nulliparous (p < 0.01), or who did not have tubal ligation (p < 0.001). Provider discussion was more often reported by patients who were diagnosed in stages 2/3 (p < 0.05) and had no children (p < 0.01).
conclusionStudy results suggest potential health disparities in reproductive health among early-onset breast cancer patients and demonstrate missed clinical opportunities to provide information about fertility that may impact long-term quality of life in early-onset African American breast cancer patients.
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