Quebec woman first in Canada to receive fertility-preserving surgery before cancer radiation

Quebec woman first in Canada to receive fertility-preserving surgery before cancer radiation

Brittany Fecteau of Beauharnois, Que., has become the first person in Canada to undergo a rare procedure designed to protect fertility in women receiving pelvic radiation therapy for pelvic cancers.

Canadian-first fertility-preserving cancer surgery performed at Montreal hospital

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) says it has performed a uterine transposition procedure for the first time in Canada, offering a fertility-preservation option for women undergoing pelvic radiation therapy. The procedure, developed and performed by gynecologic oncologist Dr. Reitan Ribeiro, involves temporarily moving the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes from the pelvis to the […]