Survivorship

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How do you manage low libido in women with breast cancer on endocrine therapy? Other than managing vaginal dryness/dyspareunia, if just a desire/libid...

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What guidance do you give to patients and families regarding resuming vaccination after completion of chemotherapy?

Are there specific vaccines you recommend repeating, or do you recommend a catch-up schedule?

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How long should patients treated with frontline therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma wait before attempting to conceive a child?

Do your recommendations differ between those who receive ABVD and escalated BEACOPP? Do you recommend consultation with fertility specialists for all...

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What strategies have you found to be most effective in engaging PCPs in a primary-care or shared-care model of survivorship for pediatric and AYA patients who will receive ongoing care in their communities away from their primary oncology treatment site?

In follow up to @Jacqueline Casillas presentation at ASCO 2021 regarding models of survivorship care delivery for AYA patients.

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How do you manage cancer treatment-related cognitive change or "chemo brain?"

Are there any effective non-pharm or pharm interventions?

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How do you approach fertility preservation in a young child with cancer?

What is the best way to counsel families in regards to their child's risk of infertility and need for fertility preservation?

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Are you recommending aspirin in breast cancer survivors?

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For pre-menopausal female patients who present with acute leukemia in need of urgent anti-neoplastic therapy, what is your preferred approach in effort to preserve fertility?

Does acute leukemia sub-type affect your decision?

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What adjuvant therapy would you recommend for a Stage IIIC low grade serous ovarian cancer following following fertility sparing surgery?

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How successful is IVF after definitive radiation therapy to the pelvis for endometrial cancer?

How do you counsel a pre-menopausal female with endometrioid cancer desiring definitive RT with egg harvesting and IVF for fertility preservation inst...

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What techniques do you use to address fertility preservation in young female patients being treated with chemoradiation therapy for cancer in the pelvis?

How do you prevent early menopause in women? Please comment on freezing of eggs, oophopexy, supine vs prone position, vaginal dialator.

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How do you manage neurocognitive decline associated with chemotherapy (i.e. chemo brain)?

Is there specific workup you perform? Are there preventive measures? Once established, are there non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments yo...

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Do you counsel young patients on infertility risks following HO prophylaxis with RT?

How long do you advise them to refrain from unprotected sex following RT? I was trained to discuss these issues with patients but the gonada...

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For women who have had either embryo or oocyte cryopreservation, do you also recommend administering GnRH analogs?

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