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Oncofertility in the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, Take 2!

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Advocate, cancer, clinical research, education, Fertility Preservation, JAYAO, Oncofertility, social science
I’m excited to be writing about the second issue of the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology (JAYAO) , the first cancer journal of it’s kind. This second issue is no small feat – many journals come and go and it takes a dedicated…
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Presidential Award for Girls’ Science Mentoring Goes to Oncofertility Program

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Categories: Blog, General, In the news, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
Tags: Awards, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
The Oncofertility Saturday Academy, a national program to educate high school students originated at the Women’s Health Science Program, which just received a Presidential Award for excellence in mentoring. Here are the details! _____________________ Latina and African American high-school girls are prepared for science, health…
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Bright Pink and the Oncofertility Consortium Partner Up for Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, breast cancer, Bright Pink, cancer, cryopreservation, education, Egg Banking, Embryo Banking, Fertility Preservation, oophorectomy, ovarian cancer, Surrogacy, teresa k woodruff
Earlier this year, I blogged about a young woman and volunteer with Bright Pink, Kristin Nelson, who had preventative ovarian removal after she tested positive for BRCA1. BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are a class of genes otherwise known as tumor suppressors,
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Cancer Support Community: Improving the Standard of Care for Breast Cancer Survivors

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, General, In the news
Tags: Advocate, breast cancer, Cancer Support Community, education, Gilda's Club, Research, social science, The Wellness Community
The Cancer Support Community (CSC) was formed in 2009 by the the Wellness Community and Gilda’s Club.  Together, they offer both psychological and social support to individuals living with cancer.  CSC is committed to behavioral, psychosocial and survivorship research and training in an effort to…
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Cancer and Careers: Education Series for Healthcare Professionals

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Categories: Blog, General, In the news
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Cancer and Careers, ethics, insurance, Joanna L. Morales, Julie Jansen, Laura Mosiello, legal, quality of life, teleconference, webinar
Cancer and Careers is an organization dedicated to empowering and educating people with cancer to thrive in their workplace by providing expert advice, interactive tools and educational events. Through their comprehensive website, free publications, career coaching, and a series of support groups and educational seminars…
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Non-Surgical Interventions for Female Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Research
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, Research, rhesus
Baby rhesus monkey born during Dr. Zelinski’s study Over the past decade, women who are about to undergo sterilizing medical treatments have seen a dramatic increase in the number and success rates of methods to preserve their fertility. Women can now cryopreserve their ovarian tissue,…
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Fertility Preservation Goes Italian!

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Dormant Buds, education, Egg Banking, Embryo Banking, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Italian, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Sperm Banking
At the Oncofertility Consortium, we are always trying to make sure that we have the most up-to-date and accessible information regarding fertility preservation, particularly for patients. Whether we are partnering with advocacy groups to let patients know about support services available to them or we…
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Cancer Rights Conference Series: October 21st in Ann Arbor, MI

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Cancer Rights Conference, CLRC, Conference, education, Fertility Preservation, insurance, legal, Oncofertility
This past year, the Oncofertility Consortium partnered up with the Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC) for their Cancer Rights Conference series, which just wrapped up the second installment in the three-part series in Washington D.C. Now, believe it or not, the final installment of the conference series…
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Oct 1st: AWARE for All – Chicago Clinical Research Education Day

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Categories: Blog, General, In the news, Research
Tags: AWARE for All, clinical research, education, FIRST Registry, Institute for Women's Health Research, Northwestern University
So let’s talk about clinical trials. Has anyone out there ever participated in one or know of someone who has? Have you ever thought about participating in one, but held back because you didn’t have enough information about what it would entail?  A lot of…
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October 2nd: The Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Town Hall Meeting

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, BRCA, breast cancer, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, patient navigation
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes. This breaks down to a 12 percent, or 1 in 8, lifetime risk for women of developing breast cancer in the U.S. and right…
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Penn Med Student Perspective on Oncofertility

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, In the news, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: clinical research, Conference, University of Pennsylvania
Last week, the 2011 Oncofertility Consortium Conference: Priorities for Sustainable Oncofertility Research and Patient Care, was held here in Chicago. One of the more than 150 attendees was a University of Pennsylvania medical school student, Katie Dillon, who works with Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE on…
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Upcoming Cancer Rights Conference: Washington DC

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: 2011 Cancer Legal Rights Conferences, Advocate, Cancer Legal Resource Center, Conference, education, Fertility Preservation, insurance, legal, Oncofertility
In June this past summer, the Oncofertility Consortium partnered up with the Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC) for a one-day conference event kicking off their 2011 Cancer Rights Conference series. It was a great success and provided many attendees with valuable information regarding cancer-related legal…
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Smartphone Apps Provide New Tools for Cancer Care

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, oncology, smartphone apps
In today’s world, more and more professionals are relying on smartphone technology as part of their daily lives. Healthcare providers are no exception, with apps being designed in lieu of cumbersome pocket-guides to meet their diagnostic and medical information needs. In oncology, access to the…
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Oncofertility Academy Student Receives Top Honors

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
Tags: Awards, Be Wise, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, PARS, Young Womens Leadership
Back in February, we blogged about one of our sister programs for the Oncofertility Saturday Academy (OSA) called, the Pennsylvania Academy for Reproductive Sciences otherwise known as the PARS program. Similar to OSA, the PARS program was started to teach high school girls about the…
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Oncofertility in the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, Fertility Preservation, infertility, legal, Oncofertility, social science
In the first volume of the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology (JAYAO), a pioneering new cancer journal dedicated to the adolescent and young adult oncology population, an article by Oncofertility Consortium members Gwendolyn P. Quinn, PhD and Caprice A. Knapp, PhD entitled “Assessing…
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Chicago Celebrates National Cancer Survivor’s Day

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Cancer Survivor's Celebration & Walk, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Personal stories, quality of life
On June 5th, the 18th Annual Cancer Survivors Celebration & Walk is taking place in Chicago, IL, at Grant Park. This leisurely, non-competitive 4 mile walk is a family-focused, community awareness event dedicated to bringing together cancer survivors, friends and family, and all those who…
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Best Practices in Fertility Preservation Communication

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, posthumous reproduction, Sperm Banking
The website, Get Inside Health: Your Exclusive Guide to Health and Well-Being, recently conducted an interview with Oncofertility Consortium member Gwendolyn Quinn, PhD, entitled “Preserving Fertility in Cancer Patients: Two Views.”  Dr. Quinn is a researcher at the Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute as…
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Male Fertility Preservation: More Than Just Sperm Banking

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: infertility, male fertility preservation, sperm, Sperm Banking
Fertility preservation for men is a usually a relatively straightforward process involving the collection of a sperm sample and cryopreserving it for later use. While this procedure works for many individuals, it isn’t an option for everyone, including boys who are too young to produce…
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Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital Expands its Fertility Preservation Program and Performs First Ovarian Harvest

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, National Physicians Cooperative
Tags: ovarian tissue cryopreservation
Children’s Memorial Hospital is expanding its fertility preservation services to its young cancer patients and their families. In February, Marleta Reynolds, MD, Chief of Surgery, and Julian Schink, MD, from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, performed the hospital’s first ovarian harvest on a female patient who is…
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Youngest Oncofertility Patient Receives Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news, National Physicians Cooperative
Tags: Fertility Preservation, ovarian tissue cryopreservation
FAMILY TRAVELS TO RHODE ISLAND FROM OHIO FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD GIRL Having a child diagnosed with cancer is a parent’s worst nightmare.  But juxtaposing the knowledge that your child may survive, and then may never be able to naturally have children of her…
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