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Introducing Cancer Survivorship Training for Healthcare Professionals

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Advocate, cancer, clinical research, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, Survivorship
There are an estimated 13 million cancer survivors living in the US today, with projected growth to 18 million by 2020. As a result, many healthcare groups and cancer centers are not equipped to address their growing survivor populations. Stemming from this need for quality…
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Recent Advances in Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, Research, science
Tags: cancer, Mary Zelinski, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, publication, Research, science
By Danielle Alyce Fanslow, Francesca Duncan, and Kate Timmerman There are several methods of fertility preservation open to female cancer patients who wish to start a family after treatment including cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos and ovarian tissue. Cryopreservation is a method of preserving biological material by…
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New Publication from Oncofertility Consortium Members: Future Directions in Oncofertility and Fertility Preservation: A Report from the 2011 Oncofertility Consortium Conference


Categories: News
The Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology recently published a report by Oncofertility Consortium members, Kate E. Waimey, PhD, Francesca E. Duncan, PhD, H. Irene Su, MD, Kristin Smith, Harlan Wallach, MFA, Kemi Jona, PhD, Christos Coutifaris, MD, PhD, Clarisa R. Gracia, MD, MSCE, Lonnie D. Shea, PhD, Robert E. Brannigan, MD, R. Jeffrey Chang,…
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Fertility, Cancer, and Egg Donation: One Survivor’s Story

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Categories: Blog, General
Alice Crisci, founder of Fertile Action, and contributing author to the fourth upcoming Oncofertility book, Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines, has been in the news recently for her vocal opposition to a California bill that prohibits women from getting paid for donating their…
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New Publication from Oncofertility Consortium Members: Morphological and Functional Preservation of Pre-Antral Follicles after Vitrification of Macaque Ovarian Tissue in a Closed System


Categories: News
Oncofertility Consortium members, Ting AY, Yeoman RR, Campos JR, Lawson MS, Mullen SF, Fahy GM, Zelinski MB, published a paper in Human Reproduction entitled, Morphological and functional preservation of pre-antral follicles after vitrification of macaque ovarian tissue in a closed system. Researchers asked the question: what are the appropriate conditions to…
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Science, Policy, and the Dickey-Wicker Amendment (Part 2)

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, science
Tags: cancer, Dickey-Wicker, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Gregory Dolin, legal, Oncofertility
By Cathryn Smeyers This is the final installment in a two-part blog story featuring Oncofertility Consortium member, Gregory Dolin, MD, JD, focusing on his recent Oncofertility Virtual Grand Rounds presentation. To read the 1st blog, click here. In his presentation, Dr. Dolin highlighted some of the problems that exist within the…
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Science, Policy, and the Dickey-Wicker Amendment (Part 1)

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news
Tags: clinical research, Dickey-Wicker, Fertility Preservation, greg dolin, legal, Oncofertility
By Cathryn Smeyers On Thursday, February 21st, Gregory Dolin, MD, JD, Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center of Medicine & Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, delivered our Virtual Grand Rounds.  His talk, entitled “Speaking of Science: Legal Updates…
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Managing Pregnancy After a Cancer Diagnosis

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Eileen wang, Oncofertility, pregnancy
Cancer during pregnancy is rare, occurring in approximately one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, with breast cancer being the most commonly diagnosed. In the past, both healthcare providers and women were often unclear about how to proceed with a pregnancy after a cancer diagnosis without…
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Oncofertility Consortium Member, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE, in the Spotlight

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, infertility, Laxmi Kondapalli, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, publication, University of Colorado
Below is an excerpt from an article in the University of Colorado Cancer Center Fund E-News featuring Oncofertility Consortium member and Northwestern University alumna, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE. To learn more about Dr. Kondapalli, read our three-part blog series, Training the Next Generation in Oncofertility.…
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Chicago Tribune Talks Fertility Preservation with Oncofertility Consortium Members

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Fertility Preservation, Jenna Benn, Oncofertility, Personal stories, quality of life, teresa k woodruff
By Cathryn Smeyers A recent article in the Chicago Tribune entitled “New programs give hope to young cancer patients about bearing children,” discusses the field of oncofertility and how it can positively impact the lives of female cancer patients. The article opens with the story…
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Reproductive Medicine and Ethical Care

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: cancer, Embryo Banking, ethics, Fertility Preservation, quality of life
Fertility preservation in young cancer patients has come a long way in the last decade, as both patients and the medical community have galvanized to improve the information and reproductive technologies available surrounding oncofertility. In response to the increased likelihood of young men and women…
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New Frontiers in Male Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Sperm Banking, testicular tissue cryopreservation
Several of our recent blog posts have discussed fertility preservation in females, so we’d like to take a little time to shine a light on some interesting oncofertility research focused on males. The Oncofertility Consortium is committed to exploring the reproductive future of all young…
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Our Voice, Our Narrative, Our Twists on Cancer

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, Brushes with Cancer, cancer, Egg Banking, Embryo Banking, Fertility Preservation, Jenna Benn, Oncofertility
Below is a guest post by Oncofertility Consortium favorite and cancer survivor extraordinaire, Jenna Benn. Jenna is a young adult Gray Zone Lymphoma survivor, who preserved her fertility prior to beginning her cancer treatment in 2011. In the excerpt below, she writes about her experience as a cancer survivor, and shares…
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An Overview of Current Fertility Preservation Options

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Categories: Blog, General
By Cathryn Smeyers A recent article in the December issue American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, entitled “Fertility preservation in women of reproductive age with cancer” provides a comprehensive overview of the current options for fertility preservation in women with cancer. The authors identified six…
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Celebrating 5 Years of Stupid Cancer!

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Categories: Blog, General
The Oncofertility Consortium was established in 2007,the same year Stupid Cancer was created (formerly know as I’m Too Young For This!), the nations largest support community for the young adult cancer movement. Since then, we have been proud supporters of this group which gives a powerful voice…
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Childhood Cancer, Fertility, and Premature Menopause

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Categories: Blog, General
By Cathryn Smeyers When female childhood cancer survivors grow up, are they more likely to experience an earlier onset of menopause?  If so, what are the risk factors associated with early menopause?  These were the questions asked by researchers at the French public hospital organization…
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Virtual Grand Rounds: Reproductive Impact of Cancer Treatments and Fertility Preservation Options for Cancer Patients

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Categories: Blog, General
This Thursday, the Oncofertility Consortium is happy to host a Virtual Grand Rounds with two clinician-researchers from the Chicago area, Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron, MD, and Mary Ellen Pavone, MD. Drs. Hirshfeld-Cytron and Pavone are both Assistant Professors in the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the…
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