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Installing oncofertility programs for common cancers in limited resource settings (Repro-Can-OPEN Study): An extrapolation during the global crisis of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

2020; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 37; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s10815-020-01821-7

1573-7330

Mahmoud Salama, Lauren Ataman, Marouen Braham, Khadija Kacem Berjeb, Mohamed Khrouf, Jhenifer Kliemchen Rodrigues, Fernando M. Reis, T. Cury- Silva, F. Guerrero Sánchez, Sergio Romero, Johan Smitz, Liliana Vásquez, Mario Vega, Fabio Sobral, Guillermo Terrado, Mariella Lombardi, Aníbal Scarella, María T. Bourlon, Haydeé Cristina Verduzco-Aguirre, Alberte Sánchez, Satish Kumar Adiga, Prathima Tholeti, Karthik Udupa, N. Mahajan, M. Patil, Rashmi Dalvi, Chris Venter, Georgia Demetriou, Jennifer Geel, R. Quintana, G. Rodríguez, Tomas Quintana, Luz Viale, M. Fraguglia, M. Coirini, Yuly Andrea Remolina Bonilla, July Andrea Russi Noguera, Juan Carlos Velásquez Velásquez, Ana María Moya Suárez, G. D. Arango, Jennifer Ivonne Dominguez Pineda, Mario Daniel Castro Aldecoa, Murid Javed, Hamad Al Sufyan, N. Daniels, Benjamin C. Oranye, A. A. Ogunmokun, K. I. Onwuzurigbo, C. J. Okereke, T. C. Whesu, Teresa K. Woodruff,

Ovarian function and disorders

The state of limited resource settings that Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created globally should be taken seriously into account especially in healthcare sector. In oncofertility, patients should receive their fertility preservation treatments urgently even in limited resource settings before initiation of anticancer therapy. Therefore, it is very crucial to learn more about oncofertility practice in limited resource settings such as in developing countries that suffer often from shortage of healthcare services provided to young patients with cancer. As an extrapolation during the global crisis of COVID-19 pandemic, we surveyed oncofertility centers from 14 developing countries (Egypt, Tunisia, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Argentina, Chile, Nigeria, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and India). Survey questionnaire included questions on the availability and degree of utilization of fertility preservation options in case of childhood cancer, breast cancer, and blood cancer. All surveyed centers responded to all questions. Responses and their calculated oncofertility scores showed different domestic standards for oncofertility practice in case of childhood cancer, breast cancer, and blood cancer in the developing countries under limited resource settings. Medical practice in limited resource settings has become a critical topic especially after the global crisis of COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding the resources necessary to provide oncofertility treatments is important until the current COVID-19 pandemic resolves. Lessons learned will be valuable to future potential worldwide disruptions due to infectious diseases or other global crises.