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Published on: October 24, 2025
Technology application to assist young survivors with fertility concerns
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Health Professions, 1530 Third Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. mcneesp@uab.edu
Objectives:
To provide an overview of the relationship of communication technology with cancer and fertility concerns; a brief description of one example of a project for young breast cancer survivors; a profile of women who participated in the project; and a consideration of the future role of oncology nurses in developing and utilizing technology to address cancer and fertility concerns.
Data Sources:
Literature, experiential original data.
Conclusion:
Communication technology provides an ever increasing array of tools, but it is the oncology nurse who is in a pivotal position to maximize the benefits that patients realize through the use of such supportive technologies.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Oncology nurses are in a pivotal position to assure that communication technologies are appropriately used to provide access to evidence-based information about cancer and fertility.
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