The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has recently launched a new publication series entitled, "Horizons in Bioscience," which has chosen to highlight Oncofertility in its inaugural edition! The "Horizons in Bioscience" series is part of FASEB's larger series, "Breakthroughs in Bioscience," and aims to provide shorter articles highlighting cutting edge research that is on the brink of clinical application, and then to give some history of the research.
To read more about the launching of "Horizons in Bioscience", click here.
To read the first edition of "Horizons in Bioscience" featuring oncofertility, click here.
As recently mentioned, adolescent and young adult cancer patients form a unique subset of cancer patients who cross traditional divides and require collaboration across diverse disciplines. Oncofertility Consortium team members have joined forces with a team of clinical psychologists, physicians,...
On February 2 at 4pm, Dr. Teresa Woodruff will give a talk entitled, "Oncofertility: The Preservation of Fertility Options for Young People with Cancer" as part of the Dean's Grand Challenges Lecture Series in Medicine and Engineering. The talk will be held in the ITW classroom in the Ford Motor...
The very cleverly named article, "Adolescence of Young Adult Oncology" published in the October 2009 issue of Seminars in Oncology is a very interesting update on the new developments and shifts in thinking within young adult oncology. The authors attempt to really define the population of patients...
The local magazine Today's Chicago Woman's most recent issue has an article called, "What's New in Fertility Treatments: Your Guide to the Latest Fertility Advancements in Chicagoland," which features information about oncofertility and an interview with Dr. Teresa Woodruff. The article recaps some...
In 2010, WTTW Channel 11 and Northwestern Memorial Hospital will broadcast a special series, “Health Secrets: What Every Woman Should Know,” featuring broadcast journalist Paula Zahn.
The Illinois Women’s Health Registry and Oncofertility Consortium will be featured in the series.
Northwestern Memorial's own Dr. Steven Rosen is featured in an online video on the site EmpowHer (clever!), answering a reader question about whether female lymphoma patients can get pregnant. Dr. Rosen discusses some of the variables that may make a pregnancy more difficult...
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