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Dense Breast Info: An Education Coalition


Categories: News
Dr. Wendie Berg has developed a new website, Dense Breast-info is an informational resource focused on providing breast density information and education to both patients and health care professionals.  The website is a collaborative effort to help guide discussion of the question: Have dense breasts…now what?"
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Upcoming Opportunities with True North Treks

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer
True North Treks is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors during their transition or “re-entry” from a cancer diagnosis and treatment to survivorship.  TNT is offering exciting opportunities for caregivers and survivors in 2016!  Between the end of May and mid-September True…
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New Publication on LGBTQ cancer survivors’ outlooks

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Publication, Research
There is an exciting new publication in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship from authors Andrea M. Russell, Kathleen M. Galvin, Maya M. Harper, and Marla L. Clayman.  The article, A comparison of heterosexual and LGBTQ cancer survivors' outlooks on relationships, family building, possible infertility, and patient-doctor…
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Presentations from the 2015 Conference- Charles Sklar, MD

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, children, Conferences
Tags: 2015 OCC, Charles Sklar, Conference, Endocrine, OCC 2015, Pediatrics, Survivorhood
Dr. Charles Sklar is currently the Director of the Long-Term Follow-Up Program, an Attending Pediatrician and full Member, Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York City. He has a long-standing research interest in the…
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Bioethics Today Series: Parthenotes: Overlooked in the Ethics of Embryo Research Debate

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
Tags: Lisa Campo-Engelstein
We're delighted to begin a new series highlighting reproductive medicine blog posts written by Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, from the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College for BIOETHICS TODAY.  Dr. Campo-Engelstein's main research areas include reproductive ethics (particularly contraception, oncofertility, birth, and embry and…
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Presentations from the 2015 Conference- Amander Clark, PhD

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings, Research, science
Tags: 2015 Conference, Amander Clark, iPS, OCC 2015
Dr. Amander Clark, PhD (Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, Director of the Embryonic Stem Cell Derivation laboratory and Key member of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative and Stem Cell Research at the University of…
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National Conference on Work & Cancer

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Meetings
The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to partner with Cancer and Careers on the 6th Annual National Conference on Work & Cancer on Friday, June 17th, 2016 in New York City! This FREE conference will explore the complexities working people face as they try to balance…
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Advocating For Your Patient’s Fertile Future

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
We are pleased to announce that our friends at Oncofertility University have published their next training course, Male Oncofertility: Advocating for Your Patient's Fertile Future which follows their inaugural course, Female Oncofertlity: Advocating for Your Patient's Fertile Future.  These courses train oncology professionals on the complex…
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Presentations from the 2015 Conference- Mary Zelinski, PhD

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings, Research, science
Tags: 2015 Conference, follicles, OCC 2015, ovarian tissue, primates
Dr. Mary Zelinski is an Associate Scientist in the Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, and Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University. Her research centers on understanding the development and function of primate ovarian follicles.   She is…
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The Organ Banking Revolution Has Begun

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, In the news
Scientists from all over the world unite with the Organ Preservation Alliance to crack cryobanking of organs and control biological time.  Make sure to read the feature story in The Economist and lead story in their pod cast (first 5 min)! 
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Global Partner in the News!

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Categories: Blog, Global Partner, In the news, Research, science
Tags: BOC, Brazil, global partners, Jhenifer Rodrigues
Leader of the Brazilian Oncofertility Consortium Wins a Recognized Research Prize in Brazil Dr. Jhenifer Rodrigues recently was awarded a prestigious prize for her PhD disseration. Below is a blog from Dr. Rodrigues highlighting her success: By Jhenifer Rodrigues, PhD The researcher and leader of…
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Presentations from 2015 Conference- Ovarian Follicle Development, Teresa Woodruff, PhD

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: 2015 Conference, follicles, OCC 2015, ovarian follicle development, Teresa Woodruff
Today's feature is Dr. Woodruff's presentation from the 2015 Oncofertility Consortium Conference. Dr. Woodruff's talk touched on three main points: 1. Updates on encapsulated in vitro follicle growth 2. New data on medical mitigation strategies 3. Next generation biomaterials and tissue scaffolds for tissue transplant…
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Oncofertility Curriculum Now Available!

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, Oncofertility
Congratulations to our colleagues at Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) for their new Oncofertility Curriculum! The Reproductive Technologies Curriculum is designed for high school and junior/community college educators to enhance their biology curriculum and promite the teaching of current research being done in the…
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Dr. Woodruff featured in JAMA Oncology

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Publication
Dr. Woodruff was featured in an invited viewpoint in JAMA Oncology along with National Physicians Cooperative Leaders William Gradishar, MD and Kristin Smith, Fertility Preservation Patient Navigator. Oncologists’ Role in Patient Fertility Care: A Call to Action Published Online: January 28, 2016 Oncofertility is a term…
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Presentations from the 2015 Conference Now Online!

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: 2015 Conference, 2015 OCC, OCC, Oncofertility Consortium Conference
All of the lectures from the 2015 Oncofertility Consortium Conference are now posted online! To view the complete list of presentations, click here. In anticipation of next year's conference, we will be featuring one of the 2015 lectures each week. You can receive our blog…
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New Publication from Colleagues at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Publication
Tags: publication
Dr. Sana Salih and colleagues have published a new paper, Dexrazoxane Diminishes Doxorubicin-Induced Acute Ovarian Damage and Preserves Ovarian Function and Fecundity in Mice, on fertility preservation in young mice treated with chemotherapies.  Teresa Woodruff says that ‘fertoprotective therapies are the most important next step…
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CCHMC: Oncofertility Best Practices

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Blog, General
CCHMC Oncofertility Consortium Panel Presentation Nov 2015 The final day of the Oncofertility Conference was high-yield for attendees, who were fortunate to hear about best practices in oncofertility from the experts at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). Please find their efficient and thorough powerpoint…
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Cancer Knowledge Network Launches the first Canadian Oncofertility Database


Categories: News
Lorne Cooper, Founder and CEO of Cancer Knowledge Network (CKN), together with the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS), is launching a database project which tracks all patients who are referred for oncofertility consultations across Canada.  In early 2014, CKN launched the Oncofertility Referral Network…
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Implementing a High-Powered Oncofertility Program

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
Dr. Lesley Breech and her Oncofertility team at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital medical Center (CCHMC) shared a fascinating and high-yield overview of best practices in implementing a high-powered oncofertility program. Attendees gained practical knowledge and insight into how a successful patient enrollment process and fertility preservation…
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Stupid Cancer: Evening Panel Discussion

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility, Patient Stories
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate, cancer
Thank you to Matthew Zachary, Founder and CEO of Stupid Cancer, and to the patients and families who shared their journeys with us today. Stupid Cancer is a non-profit organization that utilizes evidence-based programs and services to optimize awareness, outreach and support in young adult cancer survivors. We…
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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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