100 Questions and Answers About Cancer and Fertility (100 Questions & Answers about . . .) - Softcover

Oktay, Kutluk H.; Beck, Lindsay Nohr; Reinecke, Joyce Dillion

 
9780763740498: 100 Questions and Answers About Cancer and Fertility (100 Questions & Answers about . . .)

Synopsis

Approximately 3 , of people diagnosed with cancer in the United States each year are in their reproductive years and , , cancer survivors are diagnosed during their reproductive years. Whether you're a newly diagnosed cancer patient, a survivor, or loved one of someone suffering from infertility, this book offers help. The only text available to provide both the doctor's and patient's views, Questions amp Answers About Cancer amp Fertility, provides practical, authoritative answers to of the most common questions asked by cancer patients and survivors about fertility. Written by an ObGyn/reproductive medicine specialist and cancer/fertility patient advocate, with commentary from actual patients, this is an invaluable resource for anyone struggling with the medical, physical, and emotional turmoil of cancer and infertility.

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About the Authors

Kutluk H. Oktay, MD, works in the Department of Ob-Gyn at Cornell University Weill Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Lindsay Beck is the Founder and Executive Director of Fertile Hope.

Joyce Dillon Reineche, JD, is an 8-year survivor of leiomyosarcoma and the mother of 6-year-old twins through gestational surrogacy. After her diagnosis at age 29 and her personal journey to preserve her fertility, Joyce left her career as a trademark attorney to raise her daughters. In 2003, she joined Fertile Hope as the Program Director, where she oversees its advocacy, education, and awareness programs. She lives in Tarrytown, New York with her husband, John, and daughters, Alexandra and Olivia.

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