Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Some cancer treatments can negatively impact women's ability to have future children. Women diagnosed with breast cancer therefore have to make fertility preservation decisions before starting treatment. Even with fertility preservation options available in Canada, women report that there is limited information and support to make an educated fertility decision in the time from diagnosis to treatment. To help women make fertility decisions, we are developing a Canadian decision aid to inform patients on the available fertility options, simplify discussions with providers, and help patients make decisions that align with their values. Fertility information that is of value to breast cancer survivors and health care providers will be identified through the evaluation of 6 existing fertility decision resources created in the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands. The evaluation will be used with expert opinion and literature to develop the fertility decision aid for young breast cancer patients. The fertility decision aid will then be reviewed and finalized by breast cancer survivors and health care providers at an engagement meeting before using the aid in real-world practice.