Cancer patients rely on IVF to grow their families [Video]

When Kailani Greenwood was 20 years old, she went through treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system. The therapy worked initially, helping her stay in remission for the next five years.But then the cancer returned, requiring a harsher regimen of therapies this time around. And, Greenwood’s doctors told her, this meant she had another thing to worry about.”I would require chemo, radiation and an extensive stem cell transplant, which my doctors informed me at that time would lead to infertility,” said Greenwood, now 31, who lives in Montgomery, Alabama. “It was a shock, because honestly I thought it was that one time and I would be done with it. But when it returned, it kind of threw a big curveball.”Some cancer treatments, like chemotherapy and radiation, can damage reproductive cells and organs. Doctors say fertility preservation – through freezing eggs, sperm or embryos – should be discussed …