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New article: Ovarian Cancer Finding May Be a ‘Win-Win’ for at-Risk Women Who Wish to Have a Family
April 19, 2011
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Oregon National Primate Research Center may have good news for women at high-risk for ovarian cancer who also want to have children. The research suggests that a layer of cells, which serve as the “breeding ground” for ovarian…
Oncofertility Consortium featured in Chicago Sun-Times article
April 12, 2011
At 29, Chicago native Tiffany Majors was diagnosed with breast cancer and with that diagnosis, she learned that the treatment which could potentially save her life, could also leave her infertile. Knowing that starting a family was an important goal to her and her husband,…
Oncofertility Summer Research Fellowship 2011: Apply by Friday, April 8th (High School Biology Teachers)
April 7, 2011
The Oncofertility Summer Research Fellowship 2011 (OSRF11) is a paid ten day professional development opportunity for high school biology teachers. Oncofertility is a new discipline that bridges oncology and reproductive medicine in order to discover and apply new fertility preservation options for young patients with…
New article: It’s Now or Never: Fertility-Related Knowledge, Decision-Making Preferences, and Treatment Intentions in Young Women With Breast Cancer
April 1, 2011
Many young women with early breast cancer consider fertility to be a priority; however, most women do not receive information regarding fertility preservation prior to cancer treatment. In this study, knowledge about fertility and decisional conflict were measured in young patients with breast cancer considering…
Oncofertility Consortium recognized in The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 29, 2011
In a new article in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, “As Budgets Tighten, Big Science Gets a New Opportunity to Make It’s Case,” the Oncofertility Consortium is recognized for it’s interdisciplinary approach to basic science, otherwise known as “team science”. As congress threatens to…
PODCAST: Remove Rider on Parthenotes (Lisa Campo-Engelstein)
March 16, 2011
There’s an obscure rider obstructing science when it comes to parthenotes, Lisa Campo Engelstein, Sarah Rodriguez, Candace Tingen and Teresa Woodruff explain in the the March 2011 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics. In 1996, Congress passed the Dickey-Wicker Amendment (DWA) as part of…