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Virtual Grand Rounds: Survivorship, Advocacy, and Identity in the Cancer Community
June 27, 2011
On June 23rd, Matt Zachary (I’m Too Young for This), Jonny Imerman (Imerman Angels), and Kathleen Boss (Gilda’s Club) led a discussion entitled, “Survivorship, Advocacy, and Identity in the Cancer Community.” Click below to watch this informative discussion from some of the leaders in the…
WATCH: Teresa K. Woodruff present the Oncofertility Consortium’s new iPhone App, iSaveFertility at Endo 2011
June 15, 2011
Watch the press release from the Endo 2011 Conference with Teresa K. Woodruff revealing the Oncofertility Consortium’s new iPhone App, iSaveFertility. iSave fertility is a free mobile resource for health care providers and their patients to help navigate fertility preservation.
Oncofertility Consortium Patient Navigator, Kristin Smith, in the News
June 13, 2011
As a patient navigator at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Kristin Smith guides newly diagnosed cancer patients through a hopeful process – preserving their future ability to have children in the face of life-saving, fertility-threatening treatments. Science in Society spoke…
Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers features an article by Oncofertility Consortium members, Gwendolyn Quinn and Caprice Knapp
May 26, 2011
“While the science of fertility preservation for adolescents with cancer is advancing, the social science research in this area is lacking. Specifically, there are only a small number of studies about the psychological reproductive concerns in the pediatric oncology population. These studies have provided groundbreaking…
Cancer Magazine Increases Awareness of Oncofertility in Canada
May 26, 2011
A recent supplement of the magazine, Cancer, focuses on the specific needs of young cancer patients in Canada. The articles discuss how to increase outcomes in patients between 18 and 39 who are dealing with cancer. One article, by Hamish B. Wallace MD, FRCP titled…
Virtual Grand Rounds: Female Fertility Preservation in Practice: Where We Are, and How We Got Here (Richard Anderson)
May 18, 2011
On May 16th, Richard Anderson, MD, PhD led a discussion entitled, “Female Fertility Preservation in Practice: Where We Are, and How We Got Here.” Click below to watch his fascinating presentation.