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Fertility and Cancer
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Radiation therapy and fertility

Radiation therapy treatment can affect your fertility, especially if you are having treatment in the pelvic area.

Talk to your radiation oncologist (cancer doctor) about your wishes/plans to have children before you go to radiation therapy treatment planning. There may be different ways to plan your treatment so that your fertility will not be affected.