TY - JOUR
T1 - Reproductive concerns among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
T2 - A scoping review of current research situations
AU - Xie, Jianfei
AU - Sun, Qian
AU - Duan, Yinglong
AU - Cheng, Qinqin
AU - Luo, Xiaofei
AU - Zhou, Yi
AU - Liu, Xiangyu
AU - Xiao, Panpan
AU - Cheng, Andy S.K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The Wisdom Accumulation and Talent Cultivation Project of the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (YX202006) and Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82073409).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022/3/24
Y1 - 2022/3/24
N2 - Fertility is a significant concern among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and their caregivers, especially after their completion of cancer treatment programs. Concerns about fertility affect not only cancer patients' psychological well-being, but also all aspects of their medical treatments, including treatment protocol, decision-making, and treatment adherence. In this scoping review, the PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang electronic databases were searched according to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews. The searches identified 669 articles, 54 of which met the inclusion criteria. Reviewers extracted the data on the study characteristics, measurements, positive factors, negative factors, and additional themes. This scoping review included studies from 10 countries. Most studies were quantitative using a cross-sectional design. The prevalence of reproductive concerns among AYA cancer survivors ranged from 44% to 86%, and 28% to 44% of the survivors experienced moderate to severe concerns. The specific implementation of fertility consultation, including timing, consult frequency, and content, deserves ongoing exploration.
AB - Fertility is a significant concern among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and their caregivers, especially after their completion of cancer treatment programs. Concerns about fertility affect not only cancer patients' psychological well-being, but also all aspects of their medical treatments, including treatment protocol, decision-making, and treatment adherence. In this scoping review, the PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang electronic databases were searched according to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews. The searches identified 669 articles, 54 of which met the inclusion criteria. Reviewers extracted the data on the study characteristics, measurements, positive factors, negative factors, and additional themes. This scoping review included studies from 10 countries. Most studies were quantitative using a cross-sectional design. The prevalence of reproductive concerns among AYA cancer survivors ranged from 44% to 86%, and 28% to 44% of the survivors experienced moderate to severe concerns. The specific implementation of fertility consultation, including timing, consult frequency, and content, deserves ongoing exploration.
KW - adolescent
KW - cancer
KW - reproductive concerns
KW - survivorship
KW - young adult
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127200621&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/cam4.4708
DO - 10.1002/cam4.4708
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35332694
AN - SCOPUS:85127200621
SN - 2045-7634
VL - 11
SP - 3508
EP - 3517
JO - Cancer Medicine
JF - Cancer Medicine
IS - 18
ER -
