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ArticleBreast care (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Early-Onset Breast Cancer: Effect of Diagnosis and Therapy on Fertility Concerns, Endocrine System, and Sexuality of Young Mothers in Germany.

Telja Pursche, Julia Bauer, Friederike Hammersen, Achim Rody, Annika Waldmann, Dorothea Fischer

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Article in Breast care (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. The effect of a group cognitive behavioral therapy on the quality of life and emotional disturbance of women with breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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Telja PurscheDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Julia BauerDepartment of Urology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Friederike HammersenInsitute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Achim RodyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Annika WaldmannInsitute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Dorothea FischerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ernst von Bergmann Clinic, Potsdam, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of breast cancer therapy on fertility concerns and sexuality of young mothers with breast cancer in Germany.

methodsDuring a mother-child rehabilitation program, 1,191 young mothers with locoregional primary breast cancer, treated between 2006 and 2014, were recruited. Data included sociodemographic data, TNM stage, tumor biology, therapies, and patient-reported outcomes such as sexuality and fertility concerns.

resultsThe mean age at diagnosis was 40 years. Approximately a quarter of the patients stated that family planning had not been completed at the time of diagnosis. Nearly half of all patients had been informed as to how treatment could affect fertility, but counseling at a specialized fertility center was offered to only 13%. Of all patients, 4% took a consultation and 2% underwent fertility preservation procedures.

conclusionOur study indicates that only a minority of patients is referred to fertility centers although family planning is incomplete at the time of diagnosis in about 25% of young women with breast cancer. Thus, these patients should not only be informed about the effects of treatment on fertility and sexuality, but should be referred to a fertility center.

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Breast cancerFamily planningFertilitySexuality

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PMID31019439
PMCPMC6465684

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