Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Adoption as an Alternative Family-Building Strategy: Perceptions of Female, Young Adult Cancer Survivors Receiving Gonadotoxic Treatments. |
| Authors: |
Dorfman, Caroline S.1,2 (AUTHOR) caroline.dorfman@duke.edu, Stalls, Juliann M.1,2 (AUTHOR), Arrato, Nicole A.1 (AUTHOR), Shelby, Rebecca A.1,2 (AUTHOR), Woodward, Julia T.1,3 (AUTHOR), Acharya, Kelly3 (AUTHOR), Davidson, Brittany4 (AUTHOR), Wagner, Lars5 (AUTHOR), Corbett, Cheyenne2 (AUTHOR), Greenup, Rachel A.6 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Journal of Adolescent & Young Adult Oncology. Aug2024, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p708-713. 6p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*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 |
| 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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