Characterizing attitudes related to future child-bearing in young women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
Saumya UmashankarMoming LiKaylee BlevinsMi-Ok KimMelanie MajureJohn ParkLaura A HuppertMichelle MeliskoHope S RugoLaura EssermanAmy Jo ChienPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2024)
Many young women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer prioritize childbearing. Interest in having a biologic child was not associated with standard prognostic risk factors. Interest decreased with increasing hypothetical recurrence risk, though some patients remained committed to future childbearing despite near certain hypothetical risk. Individual risk assessment should be included in family-planning discussions throughout the continuum of care as it can influence decision-making.
Keyphrases
- early stage
- risk assessment
- risk factors
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- decision making
- newly diagnosed
- current status
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- sentinel lymph node
- heavy metals
- breast cancer risk
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- young adults
- radiation therapy
- lymph node
- climate change