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Washington Post Discusses Oncofertility
August 28, 2013
Oncofertility awareness increased this week when the Washington Post published an article on the critical subject. The piece, Oncofertility offers new options for young women with cancer who want to have kids, introduces the concept of oncofertility for cancer patients and discusses the need for…
NPR Interview with Dr. Laxmi Kondapalli
August 27, 2013
Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, an Assistant Professor, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Colorado, was recently interviewed on How On Earth, a half-hour National Public Radio audio magazine featuring short stories about the recent news in science, plus live interviews and special features. In the…
Congratulations to the Women Survivors Alliance
August 23, 2013
Congratulations to the Women Survivors Alliance on their first ever National Women’s Survivors Convention – September 22-24, 2013. There are more than 7 million women cancer survivors in the United States who traveled the journey from healthy lives through cancer diagnoses and treatment. But their…
Oncofertility Consortium Member, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE, Speaks at NIH Cancer and Pregnancy Symposium
August 8, 2013
Members of the NIH organized and co-chaired a symposium on Cancer and Pregnancy: Considerations Regarding the Use of Chemotherapy in Arizona this past June at the 53rd annual meeting of the Teratology Society. ONcofertility Consortium member, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE, was invited to speak on the panel as an oncofertility…
ASCO Updates Fertility Preservation Guidelines
June 5, 2013
To help doctors give their patients the best possible care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) asks its medical experts to develop recommendations for specific areas of cancer care. In 2006, ASCO developed recommendations for fertility preservation for people with cancer. These recommendations were…
Oncofertility Program Gives Hope to Young Cancer Patients Desiring Families
May 30, 2013
Through oncofertility specialists, patients are now being counseled about options available to help maintain fertility prior to cancer treatment. Today, oncologists at the University of Colorado Cancer Center are referring patients of childbearing age to its new Oncofertility Program led by Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE.…