A patient who was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer wants to have children. Which type of treatment should the nurse expect to be prescribed first for this patient?

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If the patient wants to have children, preservation of fertility would be a priority in treatment. Surgery to remove one ovary, rather than both, may be an option to preserve fertility. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy could also be used in the treatment plan but may result in decreased fertility or infertility. Hormone replacement therapy would not be a first-line treatment for ovarian cancer.

A Patient Who Was Recently Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer Wants