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New Publication from Oncofertility Consortium Members in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship
January 11, 2012
A new publication from oncofertility researchers Jessica Gorman, Samantha Bailey, John Pierce, and Irene Su focuses on young adult female cancer survivors and fertility. Often young adult cancer survivors are unaware of their fertility status and uninformed regarding their fertility and fertility preservation options. This…
New Paper from Oncofertility Consortium Members: Effect of Infertility Treatment and Pregnancy-Related Hormones on Breast Cell Proliferation in vitro
December 21, 2011
Breast cancer development involves a series of mutations in a heterogeneous group of proto oncogenes/tumor suppressor genes that alter mammary cells to create a microenvironment permissive to tumorigenesis. Exposure to hormones during infertility treatment may have a mutagenic effect on normal mammary epithelial cells, high-risk…
MyOncofertility Makes the Survivorship Resource List in the New ASCO Pamphlet
December 21, 2011
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) just released their latest pamphlet on cancer survivorship. Listed in the resources section for cancer survivors, is MyOncofertility.org! Click on the link below to peruse this informative new pamphlet (skip to page 22 for a list of survivorship…
Teresa K. Woodruff and the Women’s Health Science Program at Northwestern University Are Recognized in Congress
December 14, 2011
Oncofertility Consortium Founder and Director, Teresa K. Woodruff and the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls at Northwestern University were recognized in Congress by Representative Janice Schakowsky on Monday, December 12th, for their outstanding work providing opportunities for girls and women to improve the…
SaveMyFertility in Endocrine News
December 8, 2011
Read the December 2011 edition of the Endocrine News to learn more about SaveMyFertility.org and and how it’s helping both patients and health-care providers focus on fertility. The article discusses how the Oncofertility Consortium and the Hormone Foundation partnered up to develop SaveMyFertility.org and the…
New Article in Nature from Oncofertility Consortium: Preserving Oocytes from Chemodestruction
December 8, 2011
Chemotherapy can save the lives of many individuals with cancer. Unfortunately, it usually causes infertility after treatment, posing a concern for these people who will face a lifetime condition that considerably limits the quality of their lives. Advances in the field of oncofertility have brought hope to…