Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?
It may seem unusual to discuss future fertility when a family is reeling from the diagnosis of a child’s cancer. But 85% of children with...
Apr 2
UCalgary researchers help preserve future fertility options for children impacted by cancer
University of Calgary researchers are giving children and adolescents whose fertility may be impacted by cancer, or treatments associated...
Dec 10, 2024
Increased childhood leukemia risk with embryo transfer vs. natural conception
Children conceived via fresh or frozen embryo transfer may have increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia compared with children...
May 23, 2024
Intensive Treatment May Pose Fertility Risks in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Intensive therapies such as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and high-dose testicular radiation doses during puberty may...
Oct 3, 2023
Research shows fertility challenges for women treated for childhood Hodgkin lymphoma
The research also found that women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma may have to try for longer to become pregnant; however, the majority of ...
Jun 29, 2023
Frozen testicular tissue still viable after two decades
The results may have important implications for treatment of boys with cancer, for whom chemotherapy may be preceded by harvesting and...
May 11, 2022
Research Outlines Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes for Female Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Survivors of childhood cancer who become pregnant in adulthood are as likely to have healthy babies as those without a history of...
Mar 24, 2022
Can testicular tissue restore childhood cancer survivors’ fertility?
An experimental procedure that used frozen testicular tissue to restore fertility in animals is heading to clinical trials — and if it...
Nov 9, 2021
Science Is Helping Kids With Cancer Preserve Their Future Fertility
With pediatric cancer survival rates on the rise, long-term fertility has become a hot topic, and more hospitals are offering...
Feb 3, 2020
Scientists Map Structural Proteins Across an Ovary, Another Step Toward “Ink” Development for 3-D Pr
"We are one step closer to restoring fertility and hormone production in young women who survive childhood cancer but enter early...
Jan 6, 2020