Abstract Every year many women worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. More than 90% of cancer patients undergo invasive cancer therapy, such as chemo- and radiotherapy [1]. Most chemotherapy regimens include…
Abstract Survival rates after cancer have increased significantly in recent decades; however, these treatments also have drawbacks, and patients (or parents in the case of children) must be informed of…
Abstract Although cancer usually affects aged population, invasive gynecological tumors can occur during reproductive age. Long-term survival rates after gynecological cancer are improving and preservation of fertility has logically become…
Abstract Conservative and functional surgery is increasingly used in surgical oncology. Its aim is to preserve organs’ functionality and to reduce radical resection. Development of new surgical procedures in oncologic…
Abstract Recent reports state that cancer incidence in children, adolescents and young adults has seen a slight increase since the 1970s [1], but death rates in patients aged 0–19 years…
Abstract Fertility preservation, especially in women of reproductive age undergoing gonadotoxic treatment, has become an important part of our practice. This is reflected in the increasing number of publications on…
Abstract Although cancer remains a public health problem worldwide, survival has significantly improved over the past years thanks to major advances in both early detection and use of more effective…
Abstract Over the last several decades, survival rates for childhood cancer have steadily increased. In fact, with the overall cure rate for pediatric malignancies now approaching 80%, current estimates indicate…
Abstract Recent advances in the treatment of cancer have led to greater longevity among men in reproductive ages with a 75% five-year cancer survival rate in boys aged 15 years…
Abstract Over the past three decades survival rate in children and adolescents with cancer has doubled as a result of significant improvements in medical treatments [1]. Since more than 80%…
