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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2018

What is the Role of the Oncology Nurse in Fertility Preservation Counseling and Education for Young Patients?

Jessica Keim-Malpass, Hannah S Fitzhugh, Laura P Smith, Ryan P Smith, Jeanne Erickson, Mike G Douvas, Tanya Thomas, Gina Petroni, Linda Duska

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Educational Program for Healthcare Providers Regarding Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients: a Systematic Review.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021
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  9. Barriers to and Facilitators of Shared Decision-Making Implementation in Fertility Preservation for Patients With Cancer: A Qualitative Study.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica Keim-MalpassUniversity of Virginia School of Nursing, P.O. Box 800782, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA. jlk2t@virginia.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7035-8556
Hannah S FitzhughUniversity of Virginia Emily Couric Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Laura P SmithUniversity of Virginia Emily Couric Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Ryan P SmithUniversity of Virginia Emily Couric Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Jeanne EricksonUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Mike G DouvasUniversity of Virginia Emily Couric Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Tanya ThomasUniversity of Virginia Emily Couric Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Gina PetroniUniversity of Virginia Emily Couric Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Linda DuskaUniversity of Virginia Emily Couric Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
University of Virginia · USUniversity of Virginia Health System · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncology nurses are uniquely positioned to offer fertility preservation counseling and education for cancer patients of reproductive age, yet there is a dearth of research that focuses on current practice and perceptions of nursing role. In 2013, the American Society of Clinical Oncology extended the duties of fertility preservation counseling among patients of reproductive age undergoing cancer treatment to include registered nurses and other allied health professionals as active partners in the counseling and education process. This study used a cross-sectional descriptive survey to assess current practices, role perceptions, and barriers to fertility preservation counseling among registered nurses working in an academic care setting with outpatient and inpatient services. There were significant gaps in current practices and perceptions of roles regarding fertility preservation counseling. Many nurses expressed the perception that fertility preservation counseling was important, but it was outside the scope of their practice to perform this education. This preliminary work defined need for an interdisciplinary fertility preservation team, communication surrounding educational practice norms, and designated oncofertility navigator.

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CounselingFertility PreservationAdolescentAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunicationCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInfertilityMiddle AgedNeoplasmsNursing Staff, HospitalOncology NursingPractice Guidelines as TopicFertility counselingFertility educationFertility preservationOncofertilityYoung adult oncology

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PMID28667545
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