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The Oncofertility Consortium is at the forefront of a new era of scientific investigation: Team Science

By: Francesca Duncan -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, General, Research
Francesca Duncan, PhD ——– I was recently introduced to the formal concept of Team Science when I was fortunate enough to attend the First Annual International Science of Team Science Conference hosted by the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) on April 22-24,…
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Getting Involved!

Author image - Kristin N Smith By: Kristin N Smith -
Categories: Blog, General
The Oncofertility Consortium is going to be participating in two amazing, outdoor charity fundraisers and we’d love for you to come too! The Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute is the official charity of the Magellan Development Chicago Spring Half Marathon and 10K this year on May 16th!  You…
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Congratulations to Dave Look!

By: Jacqueline Kestler -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
On April 13, 2010, Dave Look received the Northwestern University Information Technology (NUIT) Customer Champion Award based on his work with the Oncofertility Consortium and Dr. Teresa K. Woodruff.  Dave’s work is pivotal to the Oncofertility Consortium’s success, as he helps to develop and enhance…
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Wanted: women in research

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Women are still underrepresented in senior academic positions in science A recent editorial in Nature Neuroscience explores gender disparities in senior academic positions in science, noting the difficulties women face when climbing the academic ladder. Despite a growing number of women in the workforce (women…
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Including Fertility Preservation Treatment: Consistency and Fairness in Insurance Coverage for Iatrogenic Conditions Resulting from Cancer Treatment

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Lisa Campo-Engelstein
The Oncofertility Consortium® is excited to announce that one of our postdoctoral fellows, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, has published an article in the March 2010  issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The article, titled “Including Fertility Preservation Treatment: Consistency and Fairness in Insurance Coverage for Iatrogenic…
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Chicago Tribune Covers OSA Graduation

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
Photo: Huge Galdones The Chicago Tribune has written up a piece about the most recent Oncofertility Saturday Academy class’s graduation. The article highlights some of the quotes from the inspirational and moving speeches that the girls gave and interviews some of the girls about what…
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First Woman to Give Birth to Two Children From Single Ovarian Tissue Transplant

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation
As recently reported in BBC News and Human Reproduction, a mother in Denmark has become the first in the world to give birth to a second child after an ovary transplant operation. Stinne Holm Bergholodt was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma at age 27 in March…
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The Oncofertility Consortium & ESHRE: Building a Global Network

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
A recent announcement on the website of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) describes the collaboration between European reproductive health researchers and members of the multi-site Oncofertility Consortium. ESHRE is the largest European Society fostering advances in the field of assisted reproduction…
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FASEB “Horizons in Bioscience” article about Oncofertility

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
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…
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Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology (AYAO) at Northwestern and Beyond

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
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, and social workers at Northwestern…
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Dr. Teresa Woodruff to give “Grand Challenge” talk

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
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…
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“The Adolescence of Young Adult Oncology”

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
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…
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Oncofertility in Today’s Chicago Woman

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
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 of the…
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“Health Secrets: What Every Woman Should Know”

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
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. Each one hour program is…
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Dr. Steven Rosen discusses pregnancy with a lymphoma diagnoses

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
Dr. Steven Rosen 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…
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Young People Living, And Laughing, With Cancer

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Iva Skoch was 29 when she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. A recent NPR podcast, “Young People Living, And Laughing, With Cancer,” tells the story of two young women diagnosed with cancer in their twenties, two unique experiences that highlight a few common…
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Addressing fertility in the patient with advanced cancer

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
A very interesting article was recently published in the Journal of Oncology Practice entitled, “Addressing Fertility in Patients With Advanced Cancer: How the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Standards and ASCO Guidelines Facilitate Ethical Communication.1 ” The full article can be downloaded here. The article tackles…
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Insurance Coverage for Iatrogenic Infertility

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: ethics, fertility preservation technology, insurance, Oncofertility, publication
My article, “Including Fertility Preservation Treatment: Consistency and Fairness in Insurance Coverage for Iatrogenic Conditions Resulting from Cancer Treatment,” was recently accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In the article, I discuss how insurance companies currently cover treatment for iatrogenic conditions resulting…
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HHS Healthbeat: Babies After Cancer

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
The most recent healthbeat from the US Department of Health and Human Services briefly discussed the topic of survivors of childhood cancer having children. The point made is that these patients had no increased risk of having children with birth defects, though they were at…
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Preimplantation Genetic Testing and Oncofertility

By: Francesca Duncan -
Categories: Blog, General
Francesca Duncan, PhD ——— Applying emerging Assisted Reproductive Techonology (ART) procedures in an Oncology setting may help cancer survivors attain their desire to have a child spared of the very cancer that they themselves battled.  Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) is a prenatal screen performed prior…
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Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Portal Launched

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: AYA
From the NCI Cancer bulletin (www.cancer.gov): Image: NCI NCI has launched a new Web portal that provides a single access point to information for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients aged 15 to 39. About 70,000 AYAs are diagnosed with cancer each year in…
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