Journal of International Oncology ›› 2014, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 110-112.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.02.010

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Fertility preservation of young patients with breast cancer

Duan  Jiajun   

  1. Department of Breast, Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming 650118, China
  • Received:2013-09-13 Revised:2013-12-08 Online:2014-02-08 Published:2014-01-26
  • Contact: Duan Jiajun E-mail:duanjiajun58@gmail.com

Abstract: It is an important problem to preserve fertility of young patients with breast cancer, which infects the life quality of patients. But fertility after treatment has an impact on longterm survival, so the appropriate pregnancy time should be chosen carefully. The fertility of breast canser patient suffers all kinds of damage after systemic therapy. At the present stage, the measures of fertility protection include application of gonadotropinreleasing hormone analogue, embryo cryopreservation, oocyte cryopreservation and ovarian tissue cryopreservation.

Key words: Breast neoplasms, Fertility