There are ways to protect fertility in children and adolescence requiring cancer therapy or a HSCT. The use of each option will depend on your child’s age, how soon cancer treatment needs to begin, other medical concerns, your personal values and beliefs, and cost.
In French. IWK Hematology / Oncology Booklet.
In French. Quand une toute jeune personne (enfant, adolescent ou jeune adulte) reçoit un diagnostic de cancer ou d’une maladie qui exige un traitement similaire à ceux pour traiter un cancer, cela soulève plusieurs préoccupations pour elle et sa famille. Certaines de ces préoccupations portent sur les effets secondaires du traitement. / There are ways to protect fertility in children and adolescence requiring cancer therapy or a HSCT. The use of each option will depend on your child’s age, how …
Depending on the complexity of your child’s care, tests and clinic visits may be scheduled over 2 or more days. This may not include test/scan results. The staff at the IWK work hard to schedule and accommodate your child’s needs as best as possible in order to limit the amount of time you spend at the health centre.