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Breast Cancer & Oncofertility

By: Jacqueline Kestler -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Advocate, cancer, clinical research, Egg Banking, ovarian tissue cryopreservation
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! This week, The Washington Post shed light on a section of the health care reform law that directly impacts breast cancer research in young women in terms of desired outcomes and available funding.  Between 2010 and 2014, the law…
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Tenth Annual Goombay Bash at Navy Pier in Chicago

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Advocate
The H Foundation is a non-profit organization that raises money to further the fight against cancer. According to Director Julie Jandris, the foundation was started when two Chicago-based entrepreneurs both had “employees pass away from cancer within one month of each other.” A group of…
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Imerman Angels Provides Support for Cancer Fighters

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Advocate, cancer
Jonny Imerman is a two-time testicular cancer survivor and founder of the cancer advocacy group, Imerman Angels, which connects cancer patients and their caregivers with the one-on-one support of cancer survivors. Last Friday, Jonny visited the Oncofertility Consortium and discussed his motivation behind Imerman Angels. Imerman…
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Bright Pink Visits the Oncofertility Consortium

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Advocate, BRCA
This past Monday, Sarah Halberstadt, the National Program Manager for the group Bright Pink came to visit us at the Oncofertility Consortium. Bright Pink is a not-for-profit organization that educates and supports young women who are at high-risk for breast and ovarian cancer. The members…
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How does Cancer Affect Your Sexuality?

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, Research
Tags: Advocate, clinical research, quality of life
The Oncofertility Consortium advances the reproductive future of cancer patients by maintaining their fertility. However, cancer patients and survivors can also suffer from sexual health problems independent from fertility. Receiving a cancer diagnosis can significantly affect feelings of sexuality, especially in cancers of the sexual…
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I’m Too Young For This! In Support of Young Cancer Patients

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General
Tags: Advocate, AYA, cancer
In 1995, Matthew Zachary was a typical, yet talented, college student attending Binghamton University in upstate New York. While studying to become a music composer, Zachary was diagnosed with a brain cancer called medulloblastoma. After successfully fighting the cancer, Zachary founded I’m Too Young for This!…
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