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Evening Reception with Critical Mass

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
  We’re excited to co-host an event this evening with Critical Mass, a community-powered advocacy organization empowered to transform the care and treatment of young adults with cancer. Together we’re hosting a meet-and-greet to exchange good conversation and ideas. Look forward to seeing you at 303 E Superior Street…
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Dr. Hayes-Lattin: Insurance Coverage for Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate, cancer, Conference, Oncofertility
Dr. Hayes-Lattin gave a stimulating lecture on the status of insurance coverage for fertility preservation and what we can do as healthcare providers, researchers and advocates to allow our patients to receive oncofertility coverage. Up to 60% of cancer survivors are at risk for iatrogenic infertility…
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Dr. Meacham: Sexual Function in Male Cancer Survivors

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, fertility, National Physicians Cooperative, Patient Stories
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate
After hearing about issues with sexual function in female young adult cancer survivors, Dr. Meacham shared with us the special issues in young adult male cancer survivors. She discussed how sexual function includes both physical and emotional components and has a key role in determining quality…
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Dr. Woodard: Sexual Function in Female Cancer Survivors

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, Education, Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Patient Stories
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate, Fertility Preservation
Dr. Woodard, reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at MD Anderson and Baylor discussed special issues in sexual functioning among female young adult cancer survivors. She reviewed how surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapies can have long-term and late effects such as fistulas, sensory changes or nerve damage. Dr. Woodard paid special attention…
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Survivorship and Psychosocial Issues Panel

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, cancer
        Drs. Didwania, Reichek and Victorson and RNs Karen Kinahan and Karin Danner-Koptik brought unique perspectives to this afternoon’s panel discussion on psychosocial issues among cancer survivors. They engaged us in a stimulating conversation about the numerous and varied psychosocial and quality of life issues…
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Dr. Finlayson: Fertility Preservation in Disorders of Sex Development (DSD)

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, Education, ethics, fertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate, Fertility Preservation
Dr. Finlayson, pediatric endocrinologist at the multi-disciplinary Gender & Sex Development Program at Lurie Children’s Hospital, spoke to us about fertility preservation options in patients with DSD. She started by explaining that DSD represents a group of medical congenital conditions in which chromosomal, gonadal or…
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Lockart: Assent/Consent of Pediatric Patients

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate
Barbara Lockart, pediatric NP and coordinator for the fertility preservation program at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago discussed the process of assent and consent in fertility preservation in children. She started off reviewing the history of human rights violations and our obligation…
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Sponsor Highlight: Goose Island

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Categories: Blog, Cancer
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
The Oncofertility Consortium is grateful for the support of a number of sponsors at our Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond. Today, we’d like to highlight Goose Island Brewery for their sponsorship of our joint event with Critical Mass tonight from 5:30-7:30pm. Thank you for your support!
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Dr. Smith: Restoring Fertility in Males

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, fertility, General, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Oncofertility
Dr. Smith, a reproductive urologist at UCSF, educated us on the impact of cancer treatment on male fertility and the growing need for male oncofertility treatments as childhood cancer survival rates continues to increase. As has been a theme today, Dr. Smith reviewed how alkylating…
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Dr. Campo-Engelstein: Ethical Considerations in Adolescents

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, fertility, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
Dr. Campo-Engelstein, PhD in bioethics at Albany Medical College, gave a compelling review of the key ethical considerations in ovarian stimulation in adolescent cancer patients. She led attendees through a range of topics and emphasized how the biologically-determined differences in treatment by sex have real ethical ramifications for…
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Dr. Su: Ovarian Stimulation in Adolescents

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, cryopreservation, Fertility Preservation
Dr. Su, of UCSD, gave an eloquent and stimulating lecture reviewing medical considerations in adolescents undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation for fertility preservation. Mature oocyte and embryo cryopreservation are established fertility preservation methods associated with high success rates. Dr. Su discussed how results of a case series…
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Dr. Sklar: Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
Dr. Sklar, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Survivorship expert and Director of the Long-term Follow-up program at Memorial Sloan Kettering, provided the morning keynote address and the first clinical lecture of the Consortium. He reviewed how long-term outcomes are highly dependent on both treatment (e.g. radiation vs. chemotherapy)…
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Dr. Clark: Female Germ Cells Differentiation

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
Dr. Amander Clark of UCLA reviewed how differentiation of germ cells can be achieved from induced pluripotent stem cells (IPS). She reviewed how cells from the inner cell mass develop into the epiblast, which develop into all somatic cells including the primordial germ cell which differentiates into…
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Sponsor Highlight: Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, cancer, Conference, Oncofertility, sponsor
The Oncofertility Consortium is so lucky to have the support of a number of sponsors for our upcoming Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond. Today, we’d like to highlight the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center for their generous sponsorship.  The funds provided by the…
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Oncofertility in the news!

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Fertility Preservation, In the news, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility, Patient Stories
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, Personal stories
The Chicago Tribune recently published an article, Kids with Cancer get Futuristic Chance at Saving Fertility, describing the role of ovarian and testicular freezing in saving future fertility for pediatric cancer patients.  The article highlighted patient and parent stories from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in…
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Moving Beyond Cancer

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Patient Stories
Tags: breast cancer, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Personal stories, publication
The Oncofertility Consortium was highlighted in the Spring 2015 issue of Northwestern Medicine Magazine in the article “Moving Beyond Cancer“.  In this issue, Holly and Richard Manprisio, and their journey to build a family, are highlighted.  Holly conquered stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma when she was just 13 and was…
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Dr. Woodruff featured in Evidence-Based Oncology Journal

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Current Oncology, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, teresa k woodruff
Dr. Woodruff was featured in a recent article in Evidence-Based Oncology. Read the article below: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients Published Online: November 17, 2014 Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD Advanced diagnostic tools and innovative treatment measures in cancer have increased cancer survival rates in the…
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OCC 2014 Speaker Bio: Dr. Daniel Green

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Research
Tags: Conference, Introduction, Oncofertility, Research
The 2014 Oncofertility Consortium Conference is less than a month away! We’re excited to introduce Dr. Daniel Green from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His talk “Fertility and Pregnancy Outcome After Childhood Cancer” will be the culmination to our exciting morning session on day 1…
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Adoption and Oncofertility: Another Option for Cancer Survivors

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Patient Stories
Tags: adoption, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, patients, Personal stories, quality of life, Survivorship
A recent feature in Cure magazine discusses adoption as another option for cancer survivors who want to build a family. Each patient is unique. The impact of a given treatment on fertility can vary and so can the time available before starting life saving treatments.…
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Top 20 Articles in Reproduction and Endocrinology

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: Awards, Current Oncology, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, Research, teresa k woodruff
Dr. Woodruff's article "Reproductive endocrinology: fertility in female survivors of childhood cancer" was recently listed as one of the top 20 articles in the field of reproduction and endocrinology since 2013. This article was listed at the 8th most influential in the list of 20.…
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Estimates of Young Breast Cancer Survivors at Risk for Infertility in the U.S.

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: AYA, breast cancer, breast neoplasms, clinical research, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, pregnancy, reproductive behavior, Research, Survivorship
Gonadotoxic therapies, such as chemotherapy, used to treat breast cancer can have harmful effects on fertility- they destroy ovarian follicles, or women’s reserve of ova, resulting in amenorrhea and/or early menopause. Additionally, many endocrine therapies used to treat breast cancer have indirect effects on fertility,…
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Oncofertility Clinical Guidelines, Recommendations, & Opinions

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, science
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, Techniques
Need to stay up to date on the latest clinical guidelines, recommendations, and opinions? Our Oncofertility Decision Tool Web Portal has an entire section devoted to bringing you ALL of the clinical guidelines affecting fertility preservation and oncology care.  We designed it this way so…
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Oncofertility Decision-Making Publications

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Communication, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: BRCA, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, religion, social science
Yesterday we announced our NEW Oncofertility Decision Tool Web Portal. This online portal serves as a one-stop-shop for health care providers in need of tools to facilitate fertility preservation conversations with their patients whose disease, or its treatment, threatens fertility. In addition to decision tools…
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