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Kylie Minogue fears cancer treatment has ruined her baby plans
By Kimberley Smith on 31/01/2011 12:56:43
Pop star dotes on sister Dannii’s son Ethan after accepting the chances of having her own baby are slim
Kylie Minogue has revealed her breast cancer treatment may have cost her the chance to have biological children. Celebrating her fifth year free of the disease, the glamourous pop star told the Mail on Sunday that she has accepted her chances
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Frozen ovary tissue and robotic surgery could save cancer patients’ fertility
By Kimberley Smith on 28/03/2011 12:49:20
New technique using frozen ovary tissue to kick-start egg production could increase the chances of conceiving after cancer treatment
A pioneering new fertility treatment could give hope to women struggling with infertility after cancer treatment. The method uses frozen ovary tissue taken before radio or chemotherapy, and inserts the tissue into the non-functioning ovaries, kick
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Lab-grown sperm could spell hope for infertile men
By Kimberley Smith on 24/03/2011 12:59:59
Men suffering from infertility could one day father biological children using sperm grown in a test tube
the hope that boys needing fertility-harming cancer treatment at a young age could use the process to have their own children later in life.It is currently illegal in the UK to use lab-grown sperm for conception. But experts welcome the development, which
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Semen link to cervical cancer
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/09/2006 12:39:22
The Medical Research Council has found that a feature present in semen feeds the growth of cervical and womb cancer tumours.
because the affects of semen, when a woman is already having other anti-cancer treatments, are not hugely significant.Cancer Research UK still advise that the best way to guard against serious problems with cervical cancer is for women to make sure
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Sperm frozen as a teenager makes cancer survivor a dad
By Kimberley Smith on 30/11/2010 14:14:47
Man who beat testicular cancer is having a baby using sperm he froze when he was 17
was successful. The sperm used in the fertility treatment was frozen when Christopher was first diagnosed with the cancer at 17. He later underwent a second testicular operation in 2006 after the cancer returned.“It was pretty horrendous for a 17-year-old boy
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Cervical abnormalities and pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 18/04/2006 14:24:50
A new study links premature and low-weight births to some treatments for abnormal cervical cells.
are minimal and that the danger posed by leaving abnormal cells untreated is far greater, as these can develop into cervical cancer.For more information on the treatment of abnormal smears and about cervical cancer, visit the Cancer Rsearch UK website.
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Embryo regulator favours tests for more diseases
By Laura Lee Davies on 10/05/2006 09:38:26
The HFEA supports screening for more diseases in the process of IVF treatment.
, thinks there is a strong argument for parents to have the choice of screening for conditions such as breast cancer.This only refers to the treatment of embryos outside natural fertilisation. That is, currently a pregnant woman is offered the option
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Unborn baby’s kicks save his mum’s life
By Kimberley Smith on 26/07/2010 16:16:53
Mum’s feared miscarriage actually a cancerous tumour kicked free by her unborn baby
to the cancer which had been growing for months.Despite being advised to abort her baby to undergo cancer treatment, Claire chose to keep the baby who had saved her life and continued the pregnancy until 26 weeks when doctors insisted they induce birth
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Sheep research fertility hope for cancer patients
By ThinkBaby on 15/09/2005 09:58:50
Researchers hope cryopreservation and transplant of sheep ovaries will pave the way for similar procedures for humans
Research conducted in sheep has raised hopes for safeguarding the fertility of women undergoing aggressive treatments for cancer.Researchers at Israel's Institute of Animal Science have successfully developed embryos from sheep ovaries, used
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Woman loses right to implant embryo
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/03/2006 15:34:18
A woman has lost her fight for the right to implant embryos without the permission of her ex-partner, at the European Court of Human Rights
she had ovarian cancer in 2000. In 2001, she and her fiance Howard Johnston, underwent the process of IVF and six embryos were stored, before her ovaries were removed as part of the treatment for cancer. At that point, she had to wait two years before
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