Table 1. Diseases affecting each group of patients who were referred to the San Raffaele Oncofertility Unit for evaluation of fertility reservation between April 2011 and June 2014
From: Fertility preservation in female cancer patients: a single center experience
Disease affecting patients | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Oocyte cryopreservation | 47 (48.9) |
Breast cancer | 17 (17.7) |
Sarcoma | 10 (10.4) |
Hematologic malignancy | 15 (15.6) |
Nervous system tumor | 3 (3.1) |
Bowel cancer | 1 (1.0) |
Thyroid tumor | 1 (1.0) |
Ovarian tissue cryopreservation | 20 (20.8) |
Nervous system tumor | 10 (10.4) |
Sarcoma | 5 (5.2) |
Hematologic malignancy | 3 (3.1) |
Breast cancer | 1 (1.0) |
Wilms’ tumor | 1 (1.0) |
Not recruited for fertility preservation | 29 (30.2) |
Breast cancer | 12 (12.5) |
Hematologic malignancy | 10 (10.4) |
Sarcoma | 5 (5.2) |
Bowel cancer | 2 (2.1) |