Zobaida Edib's PhD Completion

​Congratulations to Zobaida Edib whose thesis The development of an infertility risk prediction tool for young women with breast cancer was recently accepted. Dr Edib was supervised by A/Prof Michelle Peate, A/Prof Yasmin Jayasinghe, Prof Martha Hickey, K Nguyen & A Gorelik.
http://hdl.handle.net/11343/355786
https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/items/6bbe48be-888e-40c8-bdba-d3cc2e3836ca
 
The potential impact of cancer treatments on fertility is a high priority for young breast cancer patients. Fertility concerns can influence treatment decisions, with some patients choosing to forgo recommended treatments due to the risk of infertility or not adhering to recommended endocrine therapy in an attempt to preserve their fertility. Current risk prediction models to predict likely fertility outcomes after breast cancer treatments are imprecise and have limited applicability in clinical practice. Hence, there is an unmet need for a resource to inform young women of their personalised risk of infertility following breast cancer treatment.