Chemotherapy diminishes fertility in breast cancer patients
Friday, May 30, 2008 - 11:42
in Health & Medicine
Pre-menopausal breast cancer survivors who were treated with chemotherapy following surgery were more likely to have diminished ovarian reserve - the capacity of the ovaries to provide eggs capable of being fertilised - compared to women who have never had breast cancer, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators...
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