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Pregnant with Cancer-One woman's story

October 29, 2009
Candace Tingen
Image: Travis Hugget for CNN.com

Image: Travis Hugget for CNN.com

Writing for parenting.com, Erin Zammett Ruddy wrote an article1 today about her experiences of getting pregnant while being on Gleevac as a way to treat her chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Her first hand account really sums up many of the choices we've discussed from a clinician's point of view: is it ok to halt cancer treatment for the duration or remainder of a pregnancy? How do the patient and clinician come to the right decision on this topic? I think we will all be happy to read that Erin's team of doctors included endocrinologists, fertility specialists, and oncologists, and Erin herself says that her doctor's support was instrumental in her decision to continue her pregnancy. I highly encourage you to read Erin's story; it very nicely outlines many of the issues that the Oncofertility Consortium was designed to address.

1. Pregnant with cancer -- One woman's choice to put treatment on hold

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It's safe...right? Possible risks of IVF

October 16, 2009
Miranda Bernhardt

Mouse 2-cell embryo Photo: Miranda Bernhardt

The options available to couples facing infertility are increasing, whether or not a cancer diagnosis is involved.  Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), are becoming more and more common, and millions of...

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UN Taking on Women's Issues

October 9, 2009
Oncofertility Consortium

Tyler Wellington

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A few weeks ago world leaders came together for a meeting at the United Nations building in New York to discuss a whole host of issues facing the global community ranging from the proliferation of nuclear weapons to climate change.  While, weeks later, the conference...

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Ariella Shikanov, PhD wins IBNAM-Baxter Early Career Award

October 9, 2009
efo101

Congratulations to Ariella Shikanov on receiving the IBNAM-Baxter Early Career Award.  She will investigate a combination of natural and synthetic hydrogels and drug delivery technology to maximize ovarian tissue transplantation.

The full story can be found here!

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Oncofertility at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Conference

October 9, 2009
Candace Tingen

Next week, October 17, several of our Oncofertility Consortium members will be participating on a panel at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities conference in Washington, DC. Their panel title is:  "From Lab To Bedside To Patient And Back Again: Gendered Responses To Questions About...

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Oncofertility Summer Research Internships

October 9, 2009
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Oncofertility Summer Research Experience 2009

With support from the federal stimulus package Northwestern received from the National Cancer Institute, two teachers and two undergraduates gained hands-on experience in a working lab devoted to providing new fertility options for cancer patients!

The...

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Some interesting reads..

October 7, 2009
efo101

The following articles in HemOnc Today and the UAB Reporter are good examples of the public awareness beginning to take shape around fertility preservation.  Take a moment to read the articles, and let us know what you think!

UAB Reporter Online: Fertility Hopes Don't Have to End for Cancer...

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Building an artificial ovary

October 2, 2009
Oncofertility Consortium

Rachel Smith

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The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has just published a summary of the current oncofertility research in their e-Advances section titled “Building an Artificial Ovary – A New Tool for Understanding Reproductive Biology and Preserving...

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