TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers and Opportunities of Oncofertility Practice in Nine Developing Countries and the Emerging Oncofertility Professional Engagement Network
AU - Salama, Mahmoud
AU - Ataman-Millhouse, Lauren
AU - Sobral, Fabio
AU - Terrado, Guillermo
AU - Scarella, Anibal
AU - Bourlon, Maria T.
AU - Adiga, Satish Kumar
AU - Udupa, Karthik S.
AU - Mahajan, Nalini
AU - Patil, Madhuri
AU - Venter, Chris
AU - Demetriou, Georgia
AU - Quintana, Ramiro
AU - Rodriguez, Gabriela
AU - Quintana, Tomas
AU - Viale, Luz
AU - Bonilla, Yuly Andrea Remolina
AU - Noguera, July Andrea Russi
AU - Velásquez, Juan Carlos Velásquez
AU - Pineda, Jennifer Ivonne Dominguez
AU - Aldecoa, Mario Daniel Castro
AU - Javed, Murid
AU - Al Sufyan, Hamad
AU - Daniels, Nonso
AU - Ogunmokun, Adegbite A.
AU - Woodruff, Teresa K.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by the Center for Reproductive Health After Disease, National Center for Translational Research in Reproduction and Infertility Grant No. P50-HD076188.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by American Society of Clinical Oncology
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - PURPOSE Oncofertility practice continues to grow in developing countries despite the lack of health care services, especially those related to cancer care. The purpose of this study is to further explore oncofertility practice in these countries and identify opportunities for field-wide coalescence. METHODS We generated a survey to learn more about oncofertility practice in nine developing countries within our Oncofertility Consortium Global Partners Network—Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Argentina, Chile, Nigeria, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and India. Their responses were collected, reviewed, and discussed. RESULTS Surveyed centers from the nine developing countries continue to experience a similar set of common challenges, including a lack of awareness among providers and patients, cultural and religious constraints, lack of insurance coverage and funding to help to support oncofertility programs, and high out-of-pocket costs for patients. Despite these barriers, many opportunities exist and there is great potential for the future. CONCLUSION The current need is to unify the new technologies and best practices that emerge from rural communities and developing countries with those in large metropolitan cities, both domestically (US based) and abroad, into a functional unit: the Oncofertility Professional Engagement Network. The Oncofertility Professional Engagement Network will bridge the gap between domestic and international programs to establish a strong global network in which members share resources, methodologies and experiences and further build cultural competency.
AB - PURPOSE Oncofertility practice continues to grow in developing countries despite the lack of health care services, especially those related to cancer care. The purpose of this study is to further explore oncofertility practice in these countries and identify opportunities for field-wide coalescence. METHODS We generated a survey to learn more about oncofertility practice in nine developing countries within our Oncofertility Consortium Global Partners Network—Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Argentina, Chile, Nigeria, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and India. Their responses were collected, reviewed, and discussed. RESULTS Surveyed centers from the nine developing countries continue to experience a similar set of common challenges, including a lack of awareness among providers and patients, cultural and religious constraints, lack of insurance coverage and funding to help to support oncofertility programs, and high out-of-pocket costs for patients. Despite these barriers, many opportunities exist and there is great potential for the future. CONCLUSION The current need is to unify the new technologies and best practices that emerge from rural communities and developing countries with those in large metropolitan cities, both domestically (US based) and abroad, into a functional unit: the Oncofertility Professional Engagement Network. The Oncofertility Professional Engagement Network will bridge the gap between domestic and international programs to establish a strong global network in which members share resources, methodologies and experiences and further build cultural competency.
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U2 - 10.1200/GO.22.00005
DO - 10.1200/GO.22.00005
M3 - Article
C2 - 35275747
AN - SCOPUS:85089144086
SN - 2378-9506
VL - 6
SP - 369
EP - 374
JO - JCO Global Oncology
JF - JCO Global Oncology
ER -