Impact of cancer treatment on uterine function

Hilary O D Critchley; W Hamish B Wallace

doi:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgi022

Impact of cancer treatment on uterine function

Hilary O D Critchley, W Hamish B Wallace

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Fertility and future pregnancy potential are of concern to survivors of childhood cancer. Radiotherapy causes both ovarian and uterine damage. There are no reports of uterine damage after chemotherapy. The magnitude of risk is related to age at treatment, dose, and schedule. The dose of radiation required to destroy fifty percent of immature oocytes is

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-8
Number of pages	5
Journal	JNCI Monographs
Volume	2005
Issue number	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jncimonographs/lgi022
Publication status	Published - 2005

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