When an oncologist walks into a room wearing the grim expression of someone who is about to deliver a cancer diagnosis, the life of the receiver—and that of their friends and family—is about to change. Rapidly.
There’s a very short time frame from diagnosis to beginning stages of treatment, whether it be chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. And while the immediate focus is combatting the disease that has affected the lives of so many, other health issues that the cancer may impact such as fertility are addressed either at the last minute or not at all...