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Breast Cancer • Medical Oncology • MD Anderson • NCI-CCC Tumor Board Question • Fertility Preservation • AYA
When do you suggest ovarian suppression for fertility preservation in premenopausal women receiving neo/adjuvant chemotherapy?
Do you reserve this approach for only women with triple negative breast cancer or all-comers?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
The benefit of ovarian suppression in young breast cancer patients should be looked into from two different aspects. First, the suppression of the ovary resulting in the hormone receptor-dependent cancer stem cell (minimal residual disease) suppression, and second, the preservation of the fertility ...
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