肿瘤生育学是一个新兴领域，它结合了不同的学科，共同关心从婴幼儿到成人面临手术、放疗或化疗的肿瘤患者的生育能力和生殖功能。为新诊断的肿瘤患者提供这种关怀需要迅速行动，这是一个具有挑战性的任务。目前对于如何提供这种关怀、提供这种关怀的人员的培训和教育，以及与肿瘤生育关怀相关的患者报告结果方面的已发表数据相对稀缺。肿瘤生育病患导航员的角色是弥合机构和学科间的界限，使各个年龄段的肿瘤患者能在诊断和康复期间及时获得与生育风险和保存选择相关的信息。本文的目的是定义肿瘤生育病患导航员在各种关怀模式和卫生保健体系中的作用，并提供一个框架，以改善那些在生育潜力年限内受癌症影响的人的生育关怀。© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.

Oncofertility is an emerging field that incorporates diverse disciplines working together to care for oncology patients from birth to adulthood who are facing surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy that may impact their fertility potential and reproductive function. Providing this care to newly diagnosed oncology patients in an expedited manner can be challenging. There is currently a paucity of published data about how this care is provided, training and education of individuals providing this care, and patient-reported outcomes related specifically to oncofertility care. The role of the oncofertility patient navigator is to bridge the institutional and disciplinary boundaries so oncology patients of all ages can receive timely information regarding fertility risk and preservation options at diagnosis and throughout survivorship care. The purpose of this paper is to define the role of the oncofertility patient navigator within diverse models of care and health care systems, and provide a framework for ongoing efforts to improve reproductive care for those affected by cancer in their years of child-bearing potential.© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.