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New Oncofertility Publication: Lives in the Balance: Women With Cancer and the Right to Fertility Care
January 29, 2013
In a new publication in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Oncofertility Consortium members Clarisa Gracia, MD, and Jacqueline Jeruss, MD, discuss the importance of fertility preservation communication among oncology providers and newly diagnosed young female cancer patients so that an informed choice about whether or…
Patient Navigator for Fertility Preservation Website Launched!
October 12, 2012
A new website has just been launched to provide assistance to young patients wishing to learn about their reproductive options in the midst of a cancer diagnosis. Now patients and their clinicians can go to the new Patient Navigator for Fertility Preservation website, which includes…
New Publication on Chromosome Cohesion in Aging Eggs
August 14, 2012
A new article in Aging Cell describes reduced chromosome cohesion with advanced maternal age. The authors Duncan, Hornick, Lampson, Schultz, Shea, and Woodruff identify that eggs from older women which were obtained following in vitro maturation resulted in an increased inter-kinetochore distance between sister chromatids.…
Latest Oncofertility Book Now Available on Amazon! Oncofertility Medical Practice: Clinical Issues and Implementation
August 9, 2012
Oncofertility Medical Practice: Clinical Issues and Implementation is the third in a series of timely and indispensable books on fertility preservation for cancer patients edited by Oncofertility Consortium members, Teresa K. Woodruff, and Clarisa Gracia. This book elucidates the latest practices and emerging treatments in…
Dr. Teresa Woodruff, PhD, is Featured in the American Association for the Advancement of Science Member News
July 3, 2012
Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Director of the Oncofertility Consortium, Dr. Teresa Woodruff, PhD, is featured in the AAAS member news this month for her work in fertility preservation and women’s health. Recipient of the $21 million dollar…
Oncofertility Takes the Spotlight in the NCI Cancer Bulletin
June 27, 2012
Young cancer patients are often left partially or completely infertile by the treatments that save their lives. This month, the NCI Cancer Bulletin features the emerging field of oncofertility in an article entitled, So Others May Benefit: Young Cancer Patients and Survivors Take Part in Oncofertility…