Preserving fertility in young women with breast cancer

Dr. Ellen Warner and Dr. Karen Glass discuss different options for fertility preservation for young women who must undergo breast cancer treatment. They also discuss the importance of early referral to fertility preservation counselling, an option that is often not presented to women until it's too late.Dr. Ellen Warner is a medical oncologist and director of PYNK: Breast Cancer Program for Young Women at the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto. Dr. Karen Glass is the director of fertility preservation at CReATe Fertility Centre in Toronto and also works at Sunnybrook Hospital.Their review article is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200245-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada.The Canadian Medical Association has partnered with Audi Canada to offer CMA members a preferred incentive on select vehicle models. Purchase any new qualifying Audi model and receive an additional cash incentive based on the purchase type. Details of the incentive program can be found at www.audiprofessional.ca.-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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