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Symposium, Hands-On Workshops Promote Biotechnology Teaching

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, In the news
Tags: Conference, education, Northwestern University
-By Marilyn Sherman A series of workshops designed to promote the teaching of biotechnology in Chicago Public Schools kicked off with a June 19 symposium featuring pioneering Northwestern University cancer researcher Teresa K. Woodruff. The event also connected educators to the partners sponsoring the workshops — Northwestern’s…
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New Fertility and Cancer Study from Oncofertility Consortium Member, Jennifer Mersereau, MD

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, Fertility Preservation, infertility, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility, UNC
Advances in cancer treatments give young women more hope for survival than ever before, but many treatments can leave women unable to naturally conceive a child. The University of North Carolina (UNC) Fertility Preservation Program, a member of the National Physicians Cooperative, provides options for…
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Clinic 101: Building a Fertility Preservation Program

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Categories: Blog, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: 2012 Oncofertility Conference, Clinic 101, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University, Oncofertility
Fertility Preservation (FP) programs are imperative to comprehensive cancer treatment plans, but not all providers are able to offer this level of care to their patients. Often, this is not for lack of want, but rather it results from a scarcity of resources or insufficient…
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Oncofertility at the USA Science & Engineering Festival

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, fertility, General, Oncofertility
Tags: education, Oncofertility
By Nadia Johnson In October 2010, the Center for Reproductive Research (CRR) supported an exhibit at the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival, held on the National Mall, in Washington, DC, in which we showcased the Women’s Health Science Program, drew attention to the under-representation…
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Nadia Johnson on Oncofertility Education and Policy

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Categories: Blog, Education, General, In the news, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
Tags: education, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, OSA, publication, Young Womens Leadership
Recently my colleague and office buddy, Nadia Johnson, was featured in the Spring 2012 issue of Inquiry, Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy’s (SESP) quarterly magazine, in an article entitled, “Higher Education Student Nadia Johnson: Motivating Girls to Study Science.” Nadia is the…
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The Role of Radiation Oncologists in Fertility Preservation Consultations & Referrals

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, Oncofertility, publication
As we’ve discussed in previous blogs, certain health care providers have a unique role in communicating fertility preservation information to newly diagnosed cancer patients. For example, often a gynecologist is the primary health care provider for many young women, therefore, based on “regular and consistent”…
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Oncofertility joins the AAMC Steering Committee on Women in Medicine and Science

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Education, In the news, Research
Tags: Advocate, education, HAWMC, women
Congratulations are in order for Kate Waimey Timmerman, PhD, who was just named by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) to the Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee (GWIMS).  This appointment is an important step for Dr. Timmerman as well as the Oncofertility…
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Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Patients and Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: clinical research, cryopreservation, education, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, omg2012, Oncofertility, publication, Research, Sperm Banking, Techniques
At the Oncofertility Consortium, we stress the importance of collaboration among clinicians, basic scientists, and the humanities in an effort to ensure that cancer patients have fertility options after treatment. This is no small feat, but the emerging field of oncofertility is constantly evolving as…
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Get EmPOWERed: Life After Cancer for Adolescent & Young Adult Survivors

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, AYA, cancer, Fertility Preservation, Kristin Smith, LaSalle Power Company, patient navigation, Personal stories, quality of life, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
What does empowerment mean to you? Does it mean giving someone the authority or power to do something… because that’s what you’ll find if you look it up?  The word is not a new one – it originated around the 17th century and the meaning…
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Cancer Connections 2012: Treatment for the Mind, Body & Spirit

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Education
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Cancer Connections, education, Northwestern University, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
In 2007, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern began a program called Cancer Connections. Cancer Connections was a monthly event held for individuals affected by a cancer diagnosis, to learn about services, meet advocacy groups and get the tools needed to manage…
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The Gynecologist and the Fertility Preservation Continuum

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Gynecologist, Oncofertility, publication, Research
A cancer diagnosis can be daunting to put it mildly, but add to that potentially sterilizing chemotherapy and radiation regimes and a young cancer patient faces a future of uncertainty in terms of their fertility. Fertility preservation is an option which should be discussed with…
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2012 Chicago Oncofertility Saturday Academy at Northwestern University is Another Great Success!

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: cancer, clinical research, education, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, OSA, Young Womens Leadership
By Nadia Johnson, Co-Director of the Oncofertility Saturday Academy On Saturday, February 18th, 31 high school girls hailing from six different local Chicago high schools celebrated the culmination of the sixth annual Oncofertility Saturday Academy (OSA) with a family day and graduation event. OSA is…
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Oregon Science Academy Graduates with Honors in Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, OSA
It’s only March and two of the Oncofertility Saturday Academies (OSA) have already completed their graduation ceremonies. With this newest class, the Oncofertility Saturday Academies have educated more than 240 students across the US. Last weekend, Mary Zelinski, PhD, who heads one of the Oncofertility Consortium‘s research…
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February is National Cancer Prevention Month

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Education, General
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer screening, education, National Cancer Prevention Month, ovarian cancer, quality of life, Research, skin cancer
Every month there is some sort of health observance serving as a reminder to people that care should be taken with our bodies, our health and our well-being. We’ve only got one shot at this so we better make the most of it, right?!  This…
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Registration Open for Oncofertility Education Program at UPenn in Philadelphia

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, fertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
Tags: education, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, PARS, UPenn
Ever wonder what an embryo looks like as it develops? How one sperm “beats out” all of the others to fertilize an egg? What about the steps needed to become a researcher who studies these processes? Join the Oncofertility Saturday Academy at the Penn Academy…
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Cancer & Fertility Preservation: How I Lost My Uterus and Found My Voice

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, cryopreservation, Embryo Banking, Fertility Preservation, infertility, John Hopkins, Michelle Whitlock, ob/gyne, Oncofertility, Personal stories, quality of life, radical vaginal trachelectomy, Surrogacy
A newly released memoir from cancer survivor, Michelle Whitlock, delves into her experiences with HPV, cervical cancer, fertility preservation and love in a book that you will read from start to finish in one sitting. How I Lost My Uterus and Found My Voice is an…
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Launch of the 2012 Oncofertility Saturday Academies

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, fertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
Tags: education, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, Oregon OSA, OSA
It is only January and already the Oncofertility Saturday Academies (OSA) are off to a busy start. Last weekend, Mary Zelinski, PhD, who heads one of the Oncofertility Consortium’s research projects, launched this year’s Oregon academy at the Oregon Primate Research Center (ONPRC). A group…
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