Fertility program offers future choices for 12-year-old N.W.T. cancer patient

Chloe Dixon, 12, diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in summer 2025, underwent ovarian tissue cryopreservation at The Hospital for Sick Children—a relatively new procedure in Canada that preserves her ability to have children later in life despite cancer treatments that typically damage fertility. Fewer than 20 pediatric patients have undergone the procedure through the SickKids program so far.

The procedure is still rare in Canada; clinical outcomes in returning tissue to patients are not yet reported in the article.