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- Title
Adoption as an Alternative Family-Building Strategy: Perceptions of Female, Young Adult Cancer Survivors Receiving Gonadotoxic Treatments.
- Authors
Dorfman, Caroline S.; Stalls, Juliann M.; Arrato, Nicole A.; Shelby, Rebecca A.; Woodward, Julia T.; Acharya, Kelly; Davidson, Brittany; Wagner, Lars; Corbett, Cheyenne; Greenup, Rachel A.
- Abstract
Female survivors of young adult (YA) cancers are at risk of fertility impacts following cancer treatment. For these women, fertility-related distress is both prevalent and persistent. Yet there is little research regarding survivors' perspectives on alternative family-building options, particularly adoption. This exploratory secondary data analysis analyzed semistructured interviews and explored survivors' views of adoption. Overall, female YA survivors reported openness to adoption as a possible substitute for biological conception and an alternative to fertility preservation. It is imperative that this population receives support in decision-making around and consideration of the unique barriers to adoption for cancer survivors.
- Subjects
ATTITUDES toward adoption; FERTILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; SECONDARY analysis; INTERVIEWING; PSYCHOLOGY of women; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CANCER chemotherapy; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; TUMORS; CANCER patient psychology; FERTILITY preservation; PATIENTS' attitudes; ADULTS
- Publication
Journal of Adolescent & Young Adult Oncology, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 4, p708
- ISSN
2156-5333
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jayao.2023.0143