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Today, we are honored to have another patient guest blogger; long-term survivor Colleen Cira. Read through her incredible story below and join the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center this evening, March 25, from 5-8pm for "Drinks with Docs (& Healthcare Providers)" at Bridge House Tavern...
Today we welcome Dr. So-Youn Kim from Dr. Woodruff's Lab at Northwestern University as our guest blogger. Dr. Kim will review a recent article published by Dr. John C. Schimenti in Science 2014. ONE MORE STEP TOWARDS PRESERVING OOCYTE RESERVE
By: So-Youn Kim, PhD
According to a paper published by...
We live in a digital age where more information is available at our fingertips than ever before. We now have access to information in a matter of seconds that used to take weeks to locate through time intensive literature reviews at the library. Chapter 12 of Oncofertility Communication: Sharing...
The Oncofertility Consortium is happy to welcome the Portuguese Center for Fertility Preservation as a Global Partner. We currently work with reproductive specialists from all over the world in an effort to better serve children, adolescents and young adults with cancer and other fertility-...
Below is a guest post from Luke Tripodi on the importance of family during his cancer journey. We thank him for taking the time to guest post and wish him continued health!
By Luke Tripodi
My story starts off the same way so many others' do. It starts with a diagnosis. The shock, sadness, and...
Many cancer patients talk about the problems with memory that they develop during their cancer treatment. While the stress of a cancer diagnosis can itself cause cognitive impairments, so can chemotherapy and radiation treatments. But how do the hormonal changes that women undergo during cancer...
Information gaps are widely apparent in patient-physician relationships due to a multitude of factors. Some patients are not interested or emotionally able to process information provided by the physician while certain physicians may not be comfortable discussing various options with their...
Women who have a high risk of breast or ovarian cancer face a number of looming decisions; from whether or not to undergo prophylactic surgery, to electing increased surveillance, to taking risk-lowering medication. Interwoven with these decisions is the implication each will have on fertility. ...
Oncofertility is a multidisciplinary field of experts coming together to provide fertility options to cancer patients. The multidisciplinary nature of the field was on display during our 7th annual Oncofertility Conference in Chicago, Illinois. During the course of the conference, we saw...
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