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Fertility Preservation Goes Italian!

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Dormant Buds, education, Egg Banking, Embryo Banking, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Italian, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Sperm Banking
At the Oncofertility Consortium, we are always trying to make sure that we have the most up-to-date and accessible information regarding fertility preservation, particularly for patients. Whether we are partnering with advocacy groups to let patients know about support services available to them or we…
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Playboy, Cancer, and Fertility Preservation: Which One of These is Not Like the Other?

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, clinical research, cryopreservation, education, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Playboy, Sperm Banking
At the Oncofertility Consortium, it’s no secret that we believe in the importance of fertility preservation for young cancer patients – it’s what we’re all about. Research, education, advocacy, clinical care, you name it, we’re on top of it and constantly looking for ways we…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Improving Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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Categories: Blog, General, Research
Tags: cancer, clinical research, Current Oncology, publication
The journal, Current Oncology, recently published two articles on opposite ends of the cancer timeline-diagnosis and survival. The first article, “Health care strategies to promote earlier presentation of symptomatic breast cancer: perspectives of women and family physicians,” focuses on the problem that 20%–30% of women…
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Cancer Rights Conference Series: October 21st in Ann Arbor, MI

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Cancer Rights Conference, CLRC, Conference, education, Fertility Preservation, insurance, legal, Oncofertility
This past year, the Oncofertility Consortium partnered up with the Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC) for their Cancer Rights Conference series, which just wrapped up the second installment in the three-part series in Washington D.C. Now, believe it or not, the final installment of the conference series…
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October 2nd: The Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Town Hall Meeting

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, BRCA, breast cancer, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, patient navigation
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes. This breaks down to a 12 percent, or 1 in 8, lifetime risk for women of developing breast cancer in the U.S. and right…
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Fertility Preservation: Childless by Choice

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, cryopreservation, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Personal stories, quality of life, Techniques
We hope that all patients of reproductive age who are diagnosed with cancer have the opportunity to discuss oncofertility with their provider shortly after diagnosis. This conversation should include the options, risks, benefits and various outcomes of available fertility preservation techniques. Oncofertility decisions can have…
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Some Thoughts on Judaism and Fertility after Cancer

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, cryopreservation, Judaism, ovarian tissue cryopreservation
Religion and oncofertility strive to maintain an open and mutually beneficial dialogue in order to meet somewhere in the middle.  Oddly enough, science and theology often overlap, albeit outside of the lab, so it’s important to bridge any gaps that may exist in the current…
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Ethical Implications of Investigational Fertility Preservation Research

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, cryopreservation, Egg Banking, ethics, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Techniques
The goal of oncofertility is to preserve the future fertility of cancer patients and ensure they have reproductive choice after they’ve finished treatment. Not all methods of fertility preservation are considered “established” techniques meaning they are viewed as experimental and must be offered under Institutional…
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SHARE: Support Services for Women Affected By Breast or Ovarian Cancer

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Categories: Blog, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, BRCA, breast cancer, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, ovarian cancer
Here at the Oncofertility Consortium Blog, it’s important to us that our readers who may be diagnosed with cancer or know someone that is, have a wealth of resources to tap into for support. A cancer diagnosis often leads to questions and concerns throughout the…
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Smartphone Apps Provide New Tools for Cancer Care

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, oncology, smartphone apps
In today’s world, more and more professionals are relying on smartphone technology as part of their daily lives. Healthcare providers are no exception, with apps being designed in lieu of cumbersome pocket-guides to meet their diagnostic and medical information needs. In oncology, access to the…
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Repropedia: A reproductive dictionary for oncofertility

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Repropedia, Woodruff Lab
The Oncofertility Consortium often uses technical terms when discussing cancer and fertility preservation. In an effort to remove the jargon from reproductive science, Cathryn Smeyers, Program Manager of the Center for Reproductive Research, created Repropedia, which is what we link to on our blog when…
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Oncofertility in the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, Fertility Preservation, infertility, legal, Oncofertility, social science
In the first volume of the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology (JAYAO), a pioneering new cancer journal dedicated to the adolescent and young adult oncology population, an article by Oncofertility Consortium members Gwendolyn P. Quinn, PhD and Caprice A. Knapp, PhD entitled “Assessing…
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Chicago Celebrates National Cancer Survivor’s Day

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Cancer Survivor's Celebration & Walk, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Personal stories, quality of life
On June 5th, the 18th Annual Cancer Survivors Celebration & Walk is taking place in Chicago, IL, at Grant Park. This leisurely, non-competitive 4 mile walk is a family-focused, community awareness event dedicated to bringing together cancer survivors, friends and family, and all those who…
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Fertility Preservation Then, Now and Going Forward

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Egg Banking, fertility, Fertility Preservation, infertility, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, patient navigation
On May 16th, Richard Anderson, PhD, MD will be delivering an Oncofertility Virtual Grand Rounds entitled, “Female Fertility Preservation in Practice: Where We Are, and How We Got Here.” Dr. Anderson is a consultant at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and a Professor of Clinical…
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Oncofertility and Womanhood in Muslim Communities

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Islam, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, religion
As you’ve seen in previous blog posts, we’ve discussed the religious implications of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in certain faiths and challenged ourselves to rethink oncofertility in the context of religious traditions. Through analysis and close examination, we can often discuss the challenges oncofertility poses…
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Cancer, Fertility and Environmental Implications

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, environmental chemicals, Fertility Preservation, Institute for Women's Health Research
A rapidly expanding body of research indicates that many reproductive health problems and cancers may be caused by exposure to chemicals that are widely dispersed in our environment and which we come into contact on a daily basis. These problems include infertility and cancers of…
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Post Cancer: Pregnancy, Adoption, and Infertility

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, clinical research, education, Egg Banking, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, patient navigation, Surrogacy
Preparing to parent after cancer treatment can be both an exciting and a terrifying journey depending on what your experience with cancer was and what your current parenting options are.  A recent podcast entitled “Adoption or Infertility Treatment after Cancer,” broadcast by Creating a Family,…
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Deciding Your Future in Cancer’s Wake

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Categories: Blog, fertility, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, education, Egg Banking, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, social science, Sperm Banking, Surrogacy
Young cancer patients who choose fertility preservation in the midst of a cancer diagnosis reveal their belief in a future for themselves and in their body’s ability to create life even when faced with death. Oncofertility technologies offer possibilities to cancer patients asking them to…
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Gilda’s Club Chicago: Creating Community Through Cancer

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Categories: Blog, General, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Chicago cancer community, Gilda's Club
Cancer is a disease that touches many people’s lives both directly and indirectly thereby creating a need for community based cancer support organizations. One such organization, Gilda’s Club, opened their signature Red Door in 1995 and since then, has been fostering a community of free…
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Thoracic Surgical Oncology Nursing and Interdisciplinary Cancer Care

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Conference, education, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University
Comprehensive cancer care employs an interdisciplinary approach to providing expert diagnosis, treatment, and support to individuals with cancer. A team of radiologists, surgeons, pathologists, oncologists, fertility specialists, social workers, psychiatrists, support groups and other health care professionals work collaboratively to deliver individual treatment plans to…
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Cancer Care After Katrina

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Categories: Blog, General
Tags: cancer, patient navigation
During the summer of 2005, many people were undergoing cancer treatments in New Orleans, Louisiana. Their whole lives had been turned upside down by cancer and they were completely focused on fighting their disease.  That all changed when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in…
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