Open AccessDeveloping a post-treatment survivorship care plan to help breast cancer survivors understand their fertility
Author(s) -
Jessica R. Gorman,
Anne K. Julian,
Samantha Roberts,
Sally A. D. Romero,
Jennifer Ehren,
Michael Krychman,
Sarah G Boles,
Jun J. Mao,
H. Irene Su
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
supportive care in cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1433-7339
pISSN - 0941-4355
DOI - 10.1007/s00520-017-3871-9
Subject(s) - survivorship curve , fertility , fertility preservation , nursing research , oncofertility , breast cancer , context (archaeology) , medicine , cancer survivor , focus group , information needs , family medicine , qualitative research , gynecology , nursing , gerontology , cancer , population , environmental health , sociology , paleontology , social science , world wide web , anthropology , computer science , biology
Reproductive-aged breast cancer survivors (BCS) who have completed initial cancer treatment frequently want to know about their future fertility potential. The purpose of this qualitative study was to assess if the fertility-related content presented in the survivorship care plan prototype met the informational needs of post-treatment BCS and to provide an opportunity for the target audience to review and react to the proposed content and design.