Women get less information on post-cancer fertility

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cancer treatment can sometimes lead to infertility, but young women are less likely than young men to be informed of that risk, a new study suggests. Swedish researchers found that of nearly 500 cancer survivors ages 18 to 45, most men — 80 percent — said their doctor had told them their chemotherapy could affect their future fertility. But only 48 percent of women said the same, the team reports in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. What’s more, women were far less likely to have received information about options for preserving their fertility. …