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Clinical Referrals: Cancer Knowledge Network

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, Introduction, Oncofertility
We welcome our Canadian Global Partners, Cancer Knowledge Network, as guests today on our blog.  Read on below for information about their program. *************************************************** Fertility Clinic Referral for Breast Cancer Patients: The Sooner the Better by Dr. Ellen Warner, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC, FACP Contrary to long-held myths, we now know…
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International Symposium on Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, Meetings
Tags: Conference, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
We are pleased to announce that our Global Partners in India hosted a very successful international meeting February 28-March 1, 2015.  Here is a note from their center Director, Dr. Satish Kumar Adiga: ************************************************************************** International Symposium on Fertility Preservation: From basic research to clinical applications We…
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NPC Member Spotlight: University of Illinois at Chicago

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to continue our new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog post,…
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NPC Member Spotlight: Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to begin a new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog…
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Exciting Updates from the Portuguese Center for Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, Oncofertility
The Oncofertility Consortium Global Partner, The Portuguese Centre for Fertility Preservation (Coimbra Hospital and University Centre), now has brand new facilities!  Last December, the Portuguese heath minister launched the new space for this Oncofertility Centre, to support cancer patients in the preservation of their fertility…
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NPC Member Spotlight: Fertility Associates of Memphis

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to begin a new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog…
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NPC Member Spotlight: Oregon Health & Science University

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to begin a new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog…
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NPC Member Spotlight: Children’s National Medical Center

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to begin a new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog…
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NPC Member Spotlight: University of Pittsburgh

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to begin a new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog…
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Upcoming events with SHARE

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Categories: Blog, General
SHARE, a support group for women facing breast and ovarian cancer,  has some great free webinars coming up and all are invited to participate! Metastatic Breast Cancer:  On Thursday, January 29, from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST, Dr. Shari Goldfarb of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,…
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inviTRA: International Fertility Fair

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Global Partner
Tags: education, Fertility Preservation, infertility
Last month, Spain hosted the first assisted reproduction trade fair for patients, inviTRA. The best national and international clinics participated in the free event with exhibitors able to directly address patients during seminars.  Attendees received access to the associated magazine, Assisted Reproduction which has over 500,000 monthly…
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Dr. Woodruff featured in Evidence-Based Oncology Journal

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Current Oncology, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, teresa k woodruff
Dr. Woodruff was featured in a recent article in Evidence-Based Oncology. Read the article below: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients Published Online: November 17, 2014 Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD Advanced diagnostic tools and innovative treatment measures in cancer have increased cancer survival rates in the…
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17th Annual Oncology Nursing Conference

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Categories: Blog, General
This Friday and Saturday, November 21-22, 2014, marks the 17th Annual Oncology Nursing Conference which will be hosted by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center.  This year’s meeting, Survivorship: From Diagnosis and Beyond, will tackle important topics facing cancer survivors; from neurotoxicity to psychosocial…
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Instapeer Beta Testers Needed!

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Categories: Blog, General
This past year, Stupid Cancer unveiled a new iPhone* app, Instapeer, to ensure that cancer patients never feel isolated during their treatment.  Instapeer is now looking for beta testers for their app. If you are an AYA patient, survivor or caregiver, please visit http://instapeer.org and sign up…
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Companies Pay to Freeze Employees’ Eggs

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news
Tags: cryopreservation, Egg Banking, fertility, Fertility Preservation
Yesterday, it was announced that Facebook and Apple are offering egg freezing as part of their insurance coverage for female employees.  Today, there are various editorials, blogs, and opinion pieces regarding the policies; some supportive, some not. Facebook began offering coverage of up to $20,000…
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2014 OncofertilIty Consortium Conference

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Conference, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Personal stories
The 2014 Oncofertility Consortium Conference was a great success! For two days, researchers, clinicians, students, and trainees from around the globe transcended on Northwestern University and participated in lectures, panel discussions, and hands-on training programs to learn about the advances in the field of fertility…
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OCC 2014 Speaker Bio: Dr. Daniel Green

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Research
Tags: Conference, Introduction, Oncofertility, Research
The 2014 Oncofertility Consortium Conference is less than a month away! We’re excited to introduce Dr. Daniel Green from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His talk “Fertility and Pregnancy Outcome After Childhood Cancer” will be the culmination to our exciting morning session on day 1…
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Monqiue Hinchcliff, MD, MS, Oncofertility Consortium Conference Speaker

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, General, Oncofertility, Research
Dr. Monique Hinchcliff is the Associate Clinical Director and the Director of Translational Research for the Northwestern Scleroderma Program.  Her research interests include the use of high-throughput, unbiased, approaches to define clinically relevant molecular subsets of systemic sclerosis/scleroderma.  Since 2008, she has led the effort…
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Introducing OC Conference Speaker Kyle Orwig, PhD

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Conference, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Today’s speaker bio is Kyle Orwig, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Orwig will be giving a talk at the conference entitled: Stem Cell Therapies for Male Infertility. Dr. Orwig joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 and is currently Associate…
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Oncofertility Consortium Conference Speaker Series

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: clinical research, Conference, cryopreservation, Fertility Preservation, OCC 2014, Oncofertility
In anticipation of the Oncofertility Consortium Conference on September 22-23, we will be showcasing our conference speakers in an upcoming series of blogs. Each year the OC conference features the leading national and international experts in the field of fertility preservation. This year’s conference is…
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The Fertility Preservation Society of India Hosting 1st Annual Meeting

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Categories: Blog, General
The Fertility Preservation Society of India, a global partner of the Oncofertility Consortium, is excited to host their inaugural conference: “Fertility Preservation- Current Concepts” on September 6-7, 2014 in New Delhi, India. The conference is endorsed by the International Society of Fertility Preservation (ISFP) and…
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Register for the 2014 Oncofertility Consortium Conference!

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Categories: Blog, General
The 8th annual Oncofertility Consortium Conference is just over a month away! This conference attracts more than 150 researchers, clinicians, advocates, and trainees from around the globe who are dedicated to ensuring reproductive health for cancer survivors whose disease or treatment may impair fertility. This…
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Oncofertility and Pediatric Oncology

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Categories: Blog, General
National Physicians Cooperative member Leslie Appiah, MD, was featured in this month’s issue of MD Update. Dr. Appiah is an active member of the NPC and is also the Director of Oncofertility at the University of Kentucky, which she recently established at the university. This…
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