Young patients with cervical cancer who undergo chemoradiation might be
interested in fertility preservation, not only dependent upon the use of a
gestational carrier as maybe achieved by the use of ovarian transposition and
cryo-conservation of oocytes or ovarian tissue, but may prefer to carry
pregnancy to term after cancer treatment. The latter approach is a non-
established concept needing both modern radiation therapy approaches as well
as modifications -if at all possible- in current recommendations for target
volume delineation to spare dose to the unaffected uterus. Future strategies
to serve selected patients in this respect should only be conducted in
prospective clinical evaluations and are critically discussed in this article