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ReviewEcancermedicalscience2022

Fertility preservation is an imperative goal in the clinical practice of radiation oncology: a narrative review.

Yumna Ahmed, Agha Muhammad Hammad Khan, Urooba Jawwad Rao, Fatima Shaukat, Arhum Jamil, Syed Mohammad Hasan, Sehrish Abrar, Bilal Mazhar Qureshi, Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi

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Review in Ecancermedicalscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yumna AhmedDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, P. O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
Agha Muhammad Hammad KhanSultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre, Seeb 123, Oman.
Urooba Jawwad RaoDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
Fatima ShaukatDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cyberknife and Tomotherapy Centre, JPMC, Karachi 75510, Pakistan.
Arhum JamilJinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi 75510, Pakistan.
Syed Mohammad HasanDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
Sehrish AbrarDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, P. O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
Bilal Mazhar QureshiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, P. O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
Ahmed Nadeem AbbasiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, P. O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
Aga Khan University Hospital · PKDow University of Health Sciences · PKJinnah Postgraduate Medical Center · PKJinnah Sindh Medical University · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With reduced cancer mortality in recent years, increased efforts must be put into safeguarding cancer survivors' long-term quality of life (QOL). Fertility preservation is recognised as a key component of QOL in survivorship. Concerns about fertility have been seen to significantly impact cancer patients' emotional and mental health as, generally, both malignancy and its treatment may cause a temporary or permanent reduction in infertility. This article reviews the primary effects of radiation therapy on male and female gonads and has further highlighted procedures through which the functioning of these organs can be protected before or during radiation treatment. We have also emphasised the importance of the establishment of multidisciplinary tumour boards and patient education regarding future reproductive function which is an important component of the care of individuals with cancer. This article highlights that infertility is a persistent and major concern that can add to long-term stress in cancer survivors, and education about fertility preservation before the initiation of any treatment is especially important.

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cryopreservationoncofertilityovarian transpositionradiationtumour board

Identifiers

PMID36819826
PMCPMC9934885
OpenAlexW4308125773

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