Reading time: 4 minutes Clare Meernik 84% of children who are diagnosed with cancer today can expect to live for at least 5 years after their diagnosis. Though the prognosis is favorable for the majority of children--and much improved from a 5-year survival rate of 58% in the mid-1970s--the long-term adverse effects of some cancer... Continue Reading →
Female Fertility Challenges After Cancer
Clare Meernik Reading time: 4 minutes Fatigue. Hair loss. Loss of appetite, nausea, or vomiting. Constipation or diarrhea. Pain. Easy bruising. Bleeding. All common side effects of chemotherapy. Now, imagine you are a 25-year old woman, newly diagnosed with cancer--unsure if and when you may want to have children--and your oncologist tells you about another... Continue Reading →
