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Year: 2013

Q&A With Clarisa Gracia: A Follow Up to “Case Studies in Oncofertility”

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, CME, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, social science
In April, the Oncofertility Consortium hosted a Virtual Grand Rounds with Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE, entitled, “Case Studies in Oncofertility,” in which she discussed five theoretical young cancer patients and how oncofertility could be incorporated into their medical care. These patients included pediatric girls, adolescents,…
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2013 National Infertility Awareness Week: April 21st-27th

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Categories: Blog, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: Egg Banking, Embryo Banking, Fertility Preservation, infertility, NIAW, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Sperm Banking
Did you know that this week is National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW)? NIAW is a movement that began in 1989 to raise awareness about the disease of infertility and encourage the public to understand their reproductive health. RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association founded this movement…
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TOMORROW: Virtual Grand Rounds with Dana Gossett, MD

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Categories: Blog, General
Tomorrow, April 25th, we are excited to be hosting Dana Gossett, MD, Chief of the Division of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, for our Virtual Grand Rounds (VGR) at 2 PM CDT. Please take note that her presentation entitled, “Management of…
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The Oncofertility Consortium Reaches 1,000 Followers on Twitter


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The Oncofertility Consortium is proud to announce that we have reached over 1,000 followers on Twitter! If you have not already, please follow our posts on the popular social media site, www.twitter.com/oncofertility. Not only do we post about cancer and fertility related basic science and…
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New Research Suggests No Link Between Ovarian Cancer and Fertility Drugs

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, Fertility and Sterility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, ovarian cancer, publication
Since the 1990s, researchers have published conflicting results about the connection between cancer risk and fertility drugs. As a result, there has been a lingering concern among women that using fertility drugs may increase their risk for later developing hormone receptor positive cancers. Hormone receptor…
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2013 National Minority Cancer Awareness Week, April 15th-21st

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Categories: Blog, General
Next week in the United States is designated as National Minority Cancer Awareness Week. While cancer affects men and women of every age, race, ethnic background, and economic class, the disease has a disproportionately severe impact on minorities and the economically disadvantaged. National Minority Cancer…
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Tomorrow’s Virtual Grand Rounds: Case Studies in Oncofertility

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Categories: Blog, General
Tomorrow, April 11th, we are excited to be hosting Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania, for our Virtual Grand Rounds at 10 AM CDT. Her presentation entitled, Case Studies in Oncofertility, will analze indviduals who have…
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California Bill AB 912: Mandated Fertility Preservation Coverage

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: AB 912, Advocate, Fertility Preservation, insurance, Oncofertility
Wouldn’t it be great if insurance companies were required to provide coverage for medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility to an enrollee or insured? California Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, thinks so too and recently…
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New Chemo Drug Gentler on Fertility, Tougher on Cancer

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, teresa k woodruff, Woodruff Lab
By Marla Paul A new gentler chemotherapy drug in the form of nanoparticles has been designed by Northwestern Medicine® scientists to be less toxic to a young woman’s fertility but extra tough on cancer. This is the first cancer drug tested while in development for…
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Introducing Cancer Survivorship Training for Healthcare Professionals

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Advocate, cancer, clinical research, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, Survivorship
There are an estimated 13 million cancer survivors living in the US today, with projected growth to 18 million by 2020. As a result, many healthcare groups and cancer centers are not equipped to address their growing survivor populations. Stemming from this need for quality…
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Recent Advances in Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, Research, science
Tags: cancer, Mary Zelinski, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, publication, Research, science
By Danielle Alyce Fanslow, Francesca Duncan, and Kate Timmerman There are several methods of fertility preservation open to female cancer patients who wish to start a family after treatment including cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos and ovarian tissue. Cryopreservation is a method of preserving biological material by…
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New Publication from Oncofertility Consortium Members: Future Directions in Oncofertility and Fertility Preservation: A Report from the 2011 Oncofertility Consortium Conference


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The Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology recently published a report by Oncofertility Consortium members, Kate E. Waimey, PhD, Francesca E. Duncan, PhD, H. Irene Su, MD, Kristin Smith, Harlan Wallach, MFA, Kemi Jona, PhD, Christos Coutifaris, MD, PhD, Clarisa R. Gracia, MD, MSCE, Lonnie D. Shea, PhD, Robert E. Brannigan, MD, R. Jeffrey Chang,…
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Fertility, Cancer, and Egg Donation: One Survivor’s Story

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Categories: Blog, General
Alice Crisci, founder of Fertile Action, and contributing author to the fourth upcoming Oncofertility book, Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines, has been in the news recently for her vocal opposition to a California bill that prohibits women from getting paid for donating their…
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New Publication from Oncofertility Consortium Members: Morphological and Functional Preservation of Pre-Antral Follicles after Vitrification of Macaque Ovarian Tissue in a Closed System


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Oncofertility Consortium members, Ting AY, Yeoman RR, Campos JR, Lawson MS, Mullen SF, Fahy GM, Zelinski MB, published a paper in Human Reproduction entitled, Morphological and functional preservation of pre-antral follicles after vitrification of macaque ovarian tissue in a closed system. Researchers asked the question: what are the appropriate conditions to…
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Science, Policy, and the Dickey-Wicker Amendment (Part 2)

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, science
Tags: cancer, Dickey-Wicker, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Gregory Dolin, legal, Oncofertility
By Cathryn Smeyers This is the final installment in a two-part blog story featuring Oncofertility Consortium member, Gregory Dolin, MD, JD, focusing on his recent Oncofertility Virtual Grand Rounds presentation. To read the 1st blog, click here. In his presentation, Dr. Dolin highlighted some of the problems that exist within the…
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Science, Policy, and the Dickey-Wicker Amendment (Part 1)

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news
Tags: clinical research, Dickey-Wicker, Fertility Preservation, greg dolin, legal, Oncofertility
By Cathryn Smeyers On Thursday, February 21st, Gregory Dolin, MD, JD, Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center of Medicine & Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, delivered our Virtual Grand Rounds.  His talk, entitled “Speaking of Science: Legal Updates…
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Managing Pregnancy After a Cancer Diagnosis

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Eileen wang, Oncofertility, pregnancy
Cancer during pregnancy is rare, occurring in approximately one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, with breast cancer being the most commonly diagnosed. In the past, both healthcare providers and women were often unclear about how to proceed with a pregnancy after a cancer diagnosis without…
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Oncofertility Consortium Member, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE, in the Spotlight

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, infertility, Laxmi Kondapalli, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, publication, University of Colorado
Below is an excerpt from an article in the University of Colorado Cancer Center Fund E-News featuring Oncofertility Consortium member and Northwestern University alumna, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE. To learn more about Dr. Kondapalli, read our three-part blog series, Training the Next Generation in Oncofertility.…
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Chicago Tribune Talks Fertility Preservation with Oncofertility Consortium Members

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Fertility Preservation, Jenna Benn, Oncofertility, Personal stories, quality of life, teresa k woodruff
By Cathryn Smeyers A recent article in the Chicago Tribune entitled “New programs give hope to young cancer patients about bearing children,” discusses the field of oncofertility and how it can positively impact the lives of female cancer patients. The article opens with the story…
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