Comment on ‘Fertility preservation in cancer survivors: a national survey of oncologists’ current knowledge, practice and attitudes’ – Oncologists must not allow personal attitudes to influence discussions on fertility preservation for cancer survivors

Reply: Comment on ‘Fertility preservation in cancer survivors: a national survey of oncologists’ current knowledge, practice and attitudes’ – Oncologists must not allow personal attitudes to influence discussions on fertility preservation for cancer survivors

“…We would agree with Young et al (2013) that timely information is crucial. We would also agree that Macmillan Cancer Care provides some of the most up-to-date, comprehensive and sensitively written cancer information available in the United Kingdom and would also wish to encourage oncologists and nurse specialists to share these materials with their patients.…”

“…We would like to thank Young et al (2013) for their positive and constructive comments on our work, and take this opportunity to respond to some of the points they raise in their letter. Young et al (2013) question our finding that 97% of oncologists ‘discuss fertility issues with their patients' and contrast this with their own work which demonstrates unmet patient information needs, especially in the area of fertility and sexuality.…”