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Sponsor Highlight: SurvivorVision

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
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 SurvivorVision for their generous sponsorship.  We thank them for their consistent work with cancer survivors! **************************************************
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Sponsor Highlight: SeventyK

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
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 SeventyK for their generous sponsorship.  We thank them for their consistent advocacy for adolescent and young adult cancer…
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Sponsor Highlight: EMD Serono

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
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 EMD Serono for their generous sponsorship.  We thank them for their consistent support and collaboration! **************************************************
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Sponsor Highlight: Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Oncofertility
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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November 4th: Keynote Highlight

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
In the coming days and weeks, we will highlight different sessions of the upcoming Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond and our wonderful speakers. Today, we’re sharing the speaker bio for our November 4th, 2015 Keynote, Brandon Hayes-Lattin, MD ************************************************** Brandon Hayes-Lattin, MD, Medical Director,…
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November 4th: Afternoon Session Highlights

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
In the coming days and weeks, we will highlight different sessions of the upcoming Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond and our wonderful speakers. Today, we’re sharing speaker bios for the Afternoon Session on November 4th, 2015 which focuses on Survivorship ************************************************** Terri L. Woodard,…
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November 4th: Afternoon Panel Session Highlights

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
In the coming days and weeks, we will highlight different sessions of the upcoming Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond and our wonderful speakers. Today, we’re sharing speaker bios for the Afternoon Panel Session on November 4th, 2015 which focuses on Survivorship and Psycho-social issues and is…
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November 4th: Morning Panel Session Highlights

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
In the coming days and weeks, we will highlight different sessions of the upcoming Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond and our wonderful speakers. Today, we’re sharing speaker bios for the Morning Panel Session on November 4th, 2015 which focuses on Gender Dysphoria and is…
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November 4th: Morning Session Highlights

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
In the coming days and weeks, we will highlight different sessions of the upcoming Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond and our wonderful speakers. Today, we’re sharing speaker bios for the Morning Session on November 4th, 2015 which focuses on Critical Topics Beyond the Oncobox…
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November 3rd: Global Perspectives Highlight

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
In the coming days and weeks, we will highlight different sessions of the upcoming Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond and our wonderful speakers. Today, we’re sharing the speaker bio for the November 3rd Global Perspectives presentation by Antionette Anazodo, MD. ********************************************************* Antoinette Anazodo,…
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November 3rd: Afternoon Panel Session Highlight

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
In the coming days and weeks, we will highlight different sessions of the upcoming Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond and our wonderful speakers. Today, we’re sharing speaker bios for the Afternoon Panel Session on November 3, 2015 which focuses on clinical fertility preservation topics…
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November 3rd: Afternoon Session Highlights

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
In the coming days and weeks, we will highlight different sessions of the upcoming Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond and our wonderful speakers. Today, we’re sharing speaker bios for the Afternoon Session of November 3, 2015 which focuses on clinical research updates. ********************************************************* Gracia,…
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November 3rd: Morning Session Highlights

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility
We’re now less than a month away from the 9th Annual Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond.  In the coming days and weeks, we will highlight different sessions of the meeting and our wonderful speakers. Today, we’re sharing speaker bios for the…
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Featured Article in the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Publication, Research
Congratulations to Francesca Duncan, PhD and her fellow authors in their featured article for the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology!  This National Physicians Cooperative article, Pediatric and Teen Ovarian Tissue Removed for Cryopreservation Contains Follicles Irrespective of Age, Disease Diagnosis, Treatment History, and Specimen Processing…
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Successful Soulcycle Event

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re happy to share that National Physicians Cooperative member, Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, hosted a successful fundraising event this past Sunday at Soulcycle in Manhattan, New York.  This philanthropic class was sold out and money was raised for Susan G. Komen Foundation in…
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New Publication from the Brazilian Oncofertility Consortium

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner
We are proud to share that the Brazilian Oncofertility Consortium published a new book in Brazil last month, “Preservação da fertilidade: Uma nova fronteira entre medicina reprodutiva e oncologia”(Translation: Fertility preservation: A new frontier between reproductive medicine and oncology).  This book is intended for health professionals to…
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Pediatric Oncofertility Research Foundation

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Introductions, Oncofertility, Patient Stories
We are delighted to provide our support to the newly developed Pediatric Oncofertility Research Foundation (PORF).  PORF supports research in the field of fertility preservation for children treated for cancer. The primary goal of the foundation is to allow the choice of future fertility to…
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Introducing Jhenifer Rodrigues

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Categories: Blog, Global Partner, Introductions, Oncofertility
The Oncofertility Consortium welcomes Jhenifer Rodrigues as the coordinator of the Brazilian Oncofertility Consortium.  Jhenifer is a biologist with a Bachelors in Biologic Sciences with specialization on Clinical Embryology by the Rede Latinoamericana de Reprodução Assistida (Red Lara) – Latin America Network of Assisted Reproduction.  She also has a…
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Oncofertility in the news!

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Fertility Preservation, In the news, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility, Patient 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

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Patient Stories
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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Live births following ovarian tissue vitrification


Categories: News
We are thrilled to learn about advances from our Japanese Global Partners!  Nao Suzuki, MD and his colleagues at St. Marianna University School of Medicine, have recently published their live births from vitrification.  Their article, Successful fertility preservation following ovarian tissue vitrificaiton in patients with…
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Adoption and Cancer Survivors: New Study from Moffitt Cancer Center


Categories: News
Gwendolyn Quinn, PhD and her team from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida have recently published Adoption and Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Learning Activity for Oncology Nurses in Cancer.  In this publication, Quinn outlines the need for a study determining the rate at which…
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