Cancer Diagnostics

Cancer Diagnosis Doesn't Halt Plan to Start Family

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 18th, 2011

2011 OCT 18 -- It was 24 hours the Montgomery family would never forget. The day after Matt Montgomery learned he had rectal cancer, he and his wife were in another doctor's office talking about starting a family with in-vitro fertilization (IVF).

The Montgomerys, who were having trouble getting pregnant, had made the second appointment earlier, unaware of Matt's cancer. And with the latest news, they considered canceling it. Not only was Matt's diagnosis shocking, but his treatment would likely leave him infertile. However, they kept their meeting with Seattle Reproductive Medicine, and physician Nancy Klein helped the couple find a way forward.

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-10-18)

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