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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2018 Jan 17;109(2):349–355. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.10.029

Table 2.

Days until next cancer treatment for breast cancer patients undergoing surgery vs neoadjuvant therapy

Breast Cancer Patient Treatment Course Initiated Fertility Preservation a Did Not Undergo Fertility Preservation
Surgery initially (days between surgery and start of chemotherapy or radiation) n=59 n=78
 Median
 (Range)		 47
(19–801)		 40
(9–1871)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy initially (days between PN and start of chemotherapy) n=21 n=25
 Median
 (Range)		 32
(18–70)		 16
(1–92)

PN, patient navigator.

n=61 underwent surgery only; n=17 did not have exact next treatment dates available in our records; n=1 >100d until next treatment. These patients were not included in Table 2.

a

n=3 started an ovarian stimulation cycle but did not complete oocyte retrieval. These patients were included in the “Initiated Fertility Preservation” group.