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Families report that information about fertility is one of their highest unmet needs at the time of cancer diagnosis. Suboptimal discussions and/or those occurring 'too late' (after onset of treatment) lead to regret. It is an international standard of care to inform families about the risks of infertility due to gonadotoxic treatment in a timely manner. The benchmark of care is to provide clear and consistent information about the impact of treatment on fertility where there is curative intent in line with the Australasian Oncofertility Charter.
The Australian New Zealand CAYA Consortium in Oncofertility was founded in 2019. It includes a multidisciplinary network comprising more than 100 adult and paediatric health providers and scientists from around Australia and New Zealand collaborating to improve oncofertility service delivery for children and adolescents. It oversees the ANZCO clinical trials network, advocacy, governance and service delivery committees as well as the ANZCO Oncofertility Nurse Coordinator Network. If you would like to learn more about this consortium pls contact us via email @ ANZCO-Collab@unimelb.edu.au