机构:[1]Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China[2]Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SouthCarolina, USA[3]School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China[4]Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital,Chengdu, China四川省人民医院[5]Reproductive Center, China–Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin, China吉林大学中日联谊医院[6]Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University,Beijing, China[7]Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Therapeutic Vaccines, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China[8]Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Environmental Health Sciences Institute, RutgersUniversity, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
Purpose: The advances of early cancer diagnoses and treatment methods allow many adolescent and young
adult-aged cancer patients to live long lives after having cancer. There is a rising concern regarding cancer
treatment-induced reproductive toxicities and infertility. Oncologists are the first line of medical professionals
interacting with cancer patients and playing essential roles in oncofertility practice. This study aimed to assess
the oncofertility knowledge, attitude, and practice of oncologists in China.
Methods: We created an online questionnaire survey to examine 927 Chinese oncologists’ demographics,
knowledge, attitude, experience, and practice regarding young female cancer patients’ infertility risk and
fertility preservation.
Results: Results showed that there is an inadequate oncofertility knowledge among surveyed oncologists, which
was affected by oncologists’ demographic background of education level, clinical title, and working experience.
The majority of surveyed oncologists (84.8%–88.7%) held a positive attitude on young female cancer patients’
infertility risk and their fertility preservation demand, but their attitude was impacted by marriage status and
patients risk of cancer recurrence. Only 11.8% of surveyed oncologists often referred their patients for fertility
preservation, while 66.3% and 21.9% of them have referred once or never, respectively. The oncologists’
oncofertility practice was not correlated with their demographic background but was significantly influenced by
their oncofertility knowledge and attitude.
Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that there is an urgent unmet need to improve oncologists’ oncofertility
knowledge, attitude, and practice in China as well as remove the communication barrier between oncologists
and fertility specialists.
Purpose:
The advances of early cancer diagnoses and treatment methods allow many adolescent and young adult-aged cancer patients to live long lives after having cancer. There is a rising concern regarding cancer treatment-induced reproductive toxicities and infertility. Oncologists are the first line of medical professionals interacting with cancer patients and playing essential roles in oncofertility practice. This study aimed to assess the oncofertility knowledge, attitude, and practice of oncologists in China.
Methods:
We created an online questionnaire survey to examine 927 Chinese oncologists' demographics, knowledge, attitude, experience, and practice regarding young female cancer patients' infertility risk and fertility preservation.
Results:
Results showed that there is an inadequate oncofertility knowledge among surveyed oncologists, which was affected by oncologists' demographic background of education level, clinical title, and working experience. The majority of surveyed oncologists (84.8%-88.7%) held a positive attitude on young female cancer patients' infertility risk and their fertility preservation demand, but their attitude was impacted by marriage status and patients risk of cancer recurrence. Only 11.8% of surveyed oncologists often referred their patients for fertility preservation, while 66.3% and 21.9% of them have referred once or never, respectively. The oncologists' oncofertility practice was not correlated with their demographic background but was significantly influenced by their oncofertility knowledge and attitude.
Conclusion:
Our study demonstrates that there is an urgent unmet need to improve oncologists' oncofertility knowledge, attitude, and practice in China as well as remove the communication barrier between oncologists and fertility specialists.
基金:
the Start Up Fund of the
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute at
Rutgers University to S.X. and the Organization Committee
of Beijing Municipal (2018000021223TD09) to Q.S.
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China[2]Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SouthCarolina, USA
共同第一作者:
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[6]Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University,Beijing, China[7]Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Therapeutic Vaccines, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China[8]Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Environmental Health Sciences Institute, RutgersUniversity, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA[*1]Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Environmental Health Sciences Institute Rutgers University 170 Frelinghuysen Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA[*2]Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Therapeutic Vaccines Beijing Shijitan Hospital Capital Medical University 10 Tieyi Rd. Haidian District Beijing 100038 China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhao Yanjie,Zhang Xiaochen,Zubizarreta Maria E,et al.A Survey Study Reveals the Positive Impact of Oncofertility Knowledge and Attitude on Oncofertility Practice Among Oncologists in China.[J].JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY.2021,10(5):606-613.doi:10.1089/jayao.2020.0110.
APA:
Zhao Yanjie,Zhang Xiaochen,Zubizarreta Maria E,Xia Yankai,Li Yang...&Xiao Shuo.(2021).A Survey Study Reveals the Positive Impact of Oncofertility Knowledge and Attitude on Oncofertility Practice Among Oncologists in China..JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY,10,(5)
MLA:
Zhao Yanjie,et al."A Survey Study Reveals the Positive Impact of Oncofertility Knowledge and Attitude on Oncofertility Practice Among Oncologists in China.".JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY 10..5(2021):606-613