Vasco Fonseca
Portuguese Institute of Oncology - Lisbon, Portugal
Title: Preservation of Fertility in Breast Cancer Patients in Five Hospitals in Portugal
Biography
Biography: Vasco Fonseca
Abstract
The authors propose a presentation which will discuss our experience of preservation of fertility in breast cancer patients in a group of five Hospitals in Portugal. To begin with, the presentation will outline the selection criteria and related ethical questions concerning whether a patient can be referred for preservation of fertility. From here, the discussion will move on to cover the different techniques which we employ in our clinical practice, as well as the optimal timings for each. This will also raise questions of coordination between different Hospitals and Centers. Following this, the presentation will focus on our experience in this area, including the complications that we have encountered in both coordination and clinical practice. We will then highlight the importance of using clinical trials, the oncological register and expert opinion in order to best advice patients who wish to proceed with a pregnancy, before concluding with a discussion of the ethical implications of genetic counseling.