Some Radiation Therapy Treatments Can Decrease Fertility, Brigham and Women’s Hospital And Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Study

ScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2009) — In female cancer patients of reproductive age, radiation treatment directly to the ovaries should be avoided because there is a direct relationship between certain types of radiation therapy and fertility problems, according to a review in the April 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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