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Interview with Young Adult Alliance Director Kelli Craddok

June 29, 2010
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Yesterday, we posted a blog on the I’m Too Young for This! Cancer Foundation. The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University and I’m Too Young for This! joined forces with 140 other organizations in 2006 to develop a national agenda for adolescent/young adults (AYA) oncology.  The Livestrong blog recently posted an article on this coalition, called the Young Adult Alliance. Read the post and watch an interview of with the Director of the Young Adult Alliance, Kelli Craddock here.

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  • General

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  • Advocate, Northwestern University

I'm Too Young For This! In Support of Young Cancer Patients

June 28, 2010
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In 1995, Matthew Zachary was a typical, yet talented, college student attending Binghamton University in upstate New York. While studying to become a music composer, Zachary was diagnosed with a brain cancer called medulloblastoma. After successfully fighting the cancer, Zachary founded I’m Too...

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  • Fertility Preservation, General

Sperm Banked Kids: What are the Psychological Implications of Sperm Banking?

June 24, 2010
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A few days ago, I posted a blog on the history and techniques of sperm banking. But what happens to the children born from this method? No studies currently examine the mental health of sperm banked offspring who were raised by their biological fathers. Instead, studies look at children who are...

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  • Fertility Preservation, General

Techniques in Fertility: Sperm Banking

June 22, 2010
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While much time and energy is spent investigating new techniques in female fertility preservation, the male side of things does not receive much attention. This is primarily because there is one quick and easy way for men to preempt medically induced infertility, that is, sperm banking. This common...

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  • Fertility Preservation, General

Conference Illuminates Rights of Cancer Patients

June 21, 2010
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The Cancer Legal Resource Center is a national program that provides information to cancer patients and professionals. This past Friday, the organization held a conference in Chicago, IL to discuss recent advances in cancer rights and treatments. Patients, providers, and advocates from more than 12...

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  • Conferences, General

New Research Gives Hope to Cancer Patients

June 16, 2010
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A recent article from Oncofertility Consortium members Susan Barrett, Lonnie Shea, and Teresa Woodruff, shows that human follicles, which are immature eggs, can be frozen and thawed safely. This breakthrough may give cancer survivors a greater chance at having children. While cancer treatments,...

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  • General

FDA Regulates In-Home Genetic Testing

June 14, 2010
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The FDA recently changed its stance on genetic testing that individuals can carry out in their own homes. People who want these genetics tests send DNA samples through “spit kits” to the laboratories that provide such services. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not previously regulate in-...

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  • General, In the news

Celebrating Cancer Survivors Along the Chicago Lakefront

June 7, 2010
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On Sunday, June 6, Northwestern University held it’s 17th Annual Cancer Survivor’s Walk. More than 3,500 cancer survivors and their families participated in the four-mile walk, which was hosted by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. The event gave the group a chance to mingle and...

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  • General

National Premier of "Sisters in Science" Documentary

June 4, 2010
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In 2007, the Women’s Health Science Program developed a series of classes to give 16 high school students a chance to experience cutting-edge scientific research at Northwestern University. The program, called the Oncofertility Saturday Academy (OSA), is designed to “connect students to what’s...

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  • General