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New Publication by Oncofertility Consortium Researchers, Gwendolyn P. Quinn, Caprice Knapp, Devin Murphy, Kelly Sawczyn and Leonard Sender


Categories: News
Survival takes precedence for adolescent patients with cancer and their families. Patients may not discuss their treatments’ potential to damage their reproductive capacity, which has significant psychological late effects in survivorship. This new study aims to identify whether a health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument intended…
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Take Your Kids to Work Day: Fertility Preservation for the Mini-Me’s!

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: HAWMC, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Woodruff Lab
Yesterday, April 26th, was Take Your Kids to Work Day and as always, the Woodruff Lab opened its doors to the future generation of white coats!  Woodruff Lab members brought their children in to take part in a day of activities to help them learn more…
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Collaborative Care for Young Women with Post-Surgical Menopause

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Research
Tags: cancer, HAWMC, menopause, patient navigation, publication
We talk a lot about the importance of collaborative care at the Oncofertility Consortium. Often cancer patients have a variety needs that require multiple specialists, thus the need to consult and collaborate to ensure the patient is receiving comprehensive care is pertinent. In a new…
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April 22nd-28th: National Infertility Awareness Week

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Categories: Blog, General
April 22-28, 2012 is National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), a nationwide campaign intended to educate the public about infertility and the concerns of the infertility community.  This year’s theme is “Don’t Ignore Infertility,” with an emphasis on speaking out about the realities of infertility, and…
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Fertility Preservation Options, Procedures and Protocols

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, publication
Fertility preservation services are expanding as advances in cancer treatment are made, allowing people to live longer and fuller lives. As a result, quality-of-life issues including fertility preservation, are a concern for more and more cancer patients within their reproductive years.  In a new article…
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2012 Oncofertility Conference Launch!!

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Fertility Preservation
Tags: cancer, Conference, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, oncofert12
The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to announce the launch of the 2012 Oncofertility Conference webpage!  For anyone who doesn’t know yet, the 6th annual Oncofertility Conference  (#oncofert12 for you Twitter folks!) is being held in Chicago this fall, September 26th-28th.  This year will prove to…
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The Role of Radiation Oncologists in Fertility Preservation Consultations & Referrals

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, Oncofertility, publication
As we’ve discussed in previous blogs, certain health care providers have a unique role in communicating fertility preservation information to newly diagnosed cancer patients. For example, often a gynecologist is the primary health care provider for many young women, therefore, based on “regular and consistent”…
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Oncofertility joins the AAMC Steering Committee on Women in Medicine and Science

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Education, In the news, Research
Tags: Advocate, education, HAWMC, women
Congratulations are in order for Kate Waimey Timmerman, PhD, who was just named by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) to the Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee (GWIMS).  This appointment is an important step for Dr. Timmerman as well as the Oncofertility…
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National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility
Tags: Advocate, AYA, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, insurance, legal, Oncofertility, quality of life
This week is the 10th Annual National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week, beginning April 2nd and ending on April 8th. In April 2003, National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week was launched, and organizations and clinical institutions throughout North America began partnering to raise awareness about…
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Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Patients and Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: clinical research, cryopreservation, education, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, omg2012, Oncofertility, publication, Research, Sperm Banking, Techniques
At the Oncofertility Consortium, we stress the importance of collaboration among clinicians, basic scientists, and the humanities in an effort to ensure that cancer patients have fertility options after treatment. This is no small feat, but the emerging field of oncofertility is constantly evolving as…
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New Study: Fertility Preservation Disparities in Women

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Research
Tags: Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
A retrospective study is being published today that gives us a better idea of the barriers to fertility preservation among women with cancer. In the study, about 1,000 women who were diagnosed with cancer between 1993 and 2007, were asked about their counseling on fertility…
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Kate Timmerman, PhD, named by the American Association of Medical Colleges to the Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee


Categories: News
  Congratulations are in order for Kate Timmerman, PhD, Program Director for the Oncofertility Consortium, who was just named by the American Association of Medical Colleges to the Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee. This is an exceptionally important committee and the appointments are nationally competitive. This leadership…
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Fertility Preservation and African American Breast Cancer Patients

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, education, Egg Banking, Embryo Banking, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Gwendolyn Quinn, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, quality of life, Research
As previous studies have shown, women diagnosed with cancer during their reproductive years often do not receive adequate consultation, and sometimes none at all, regarding the fertility risks of cancer or its treatment.  Fertility is a unique survivorship issue that young cancer patients face, which…
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Get EmPOWERed: Life After Cancer for Adolescent & Young Adult Survivors

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, AYA, cancer, Fertility Preservation, Kristin Smith, LaSalle Power Company, patient navigation, Personal stories, quality of life, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
What does empowerment mean to you? Does it mean giving someone the authority or power to do something… because that’s what you’ll find if you look it up?  The word is not a new one – it originated around the 17th century and the meaning…
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Oncofertility 101 and FertiPROTEKT: Fertility Preservation Across the Globe

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, Research
Tags: FertiPROTEKT, Oncofertility 101
Students and scientist-organizers of the March 12th Oncofertility 101 course Last week, the Oncofertility Consortium hosted its second Oncofertility 101 course. In this laboratory-based course, organized by Francesca Duncan, PhD, and Jennifer Pahnke, MS, researchers learn the methods to study ovarian follicle growth in an…
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Fertility, Premature Menopause and Quality of Life Concerns in Breast Cancer Patients

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Oncofertility, publication, quality of life, Research, social science
Breast cancer is the number one cancer women are diagnosed with; however, the survival rate for young women diagnosed with cancer in its early stages has improved considerably over the last 20 years.  Today, many young women diagnosed with breast cancer can expect long-term survival,…
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Cancer Connections 2012: Treatment for the Mind, Body & Spirit

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Education
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Cancer Connections, education, Northwestern University, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
In 2007, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern began a program called Cancer Connections. Cancer Connections was a monthly event held for individuals affected by a cancer diagnosis, to learn about services, meet advocacy groups and get the tools needed to manage…
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