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So long, Movember!

By: Jacqueline Kestler -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Lance Armstrong
Congratulations to all of the Mo Bros and Mo Sistas who participated in Movember 2010!  The month quickly flew by and it was great following along many Movember adventures through their Twitter account and website.  Almost half a million people worldwide registered for Movember, bringing…
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Giving Thanks

By: Jacqueline Kestler -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: cancer, Oncofertility
In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday upon us tomorrow, I asked people at the Oncofertility Consortium to tell me why they are thankful for fertility preservation. I received some very thoughtful and meaningful responses: I am thankful for fertility preservation because it demonstrates a…
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Reducing Economic Disparities in Cancer Diagnosis and Survival

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, Research
Tags: cancer
Socio-economic status plays a profound effect on cancer diagnosis and survival rates. For example, breast cancer patients of low socio-economic status have significantly reduced survival rates compared to women from more privileged backgrounds. This increased mortality is partially caused by reduced screenings and delayed cancer…
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Cancer Survivorship 101 Conference Covers Oncofertility

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, General, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Oncofertility
This upcoming November 12, 2010, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the STAR Program (Survivors Taking Action & Responsibility) are hosting a regional conference in downtown Chicago, IL. The event, titled Cancer Survivorship 101: Educating Primary Care Providers in their Treatment of Cancer…
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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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Success in Surgeries to Prevent Cancer!

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, Research
Tags: cancer, fertility, JAMA
A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that women with the breast and ovarian cancer-associated genes, BRCA1 or BRCA2, who undergo preventive surgeries are at decreased risk for cancer and have lower mortality rates than women who chose not to…
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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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Fertility Preservation Patient Blogs About Her Experience

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, hysterectomy, Personal stories, Surrogacy
More than two years ago, Kara DeFrias began a blog about her journey to conceive a child. Over two years, this journey was unsuccessful. In the attempt to determine the cause of her infertility, doctors discovered that Kara had uterine cancer in February of 2010,…
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Radiation to Ovaries Increases Risk for Stillbirth: A Potential Use for Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation?

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, Research
Tags: cancer, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, publication
Radiation therapy is a tried-and-true method for treating cancers. However, this treatment also causes tissue damage and DNA mutations to the patient. Damage to the sexual organs or DNA mutations within male sperm or female eggs may cause pregnancies to result in miscarriages, stillbirths, or…
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Huffington Post Cares about Cancer

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, In the news
Tags: advocacy ribbon, cancer
An international collaboration between cancer organizations is launching the International Charter of Rights for Young People with Cancer. This group is leveraging their influence to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment for young people. The Huffington Post recently posted an article on the charter that hopes to…
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BRCA and Babies: The Relationship Between Breast Cancer Genes and Fertility

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: BRCA, cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
In 1990, Mary-Claire King, PhD made a groundbreaking discovery: she identified a gene that was similar in people with inherited forms of breast cancer. She identified this gene by examining families with rare forms of breast cancer, such as those occurring early in life, in…
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A Link Between Cancer Survival and Menstrual Period Loss

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, Research
Tags: amenorrhea, cancer, infertility, New England Journal of Medicine
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine shed some light on the link between chemotherapy and loss of ovarian function. The treatment of cancers, while lifesaving, can cause infertility in both men and women. Cancer therapy reduces fertility by affecting the ovaries. Chemotherapy and…
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Cancer and Health Care Reform

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, In the news
Tags: cancer, insurance, legal
We posted last week on the Cancer Rights Conference in Chicago, Illinois hosted by the Disability Legal Resource Center. The health care reform bill was one of the most discussed topics at the conference. Formally called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the bill…
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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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Celebrating Cancer Survivors Along the Chicago Lakefront

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: cancer, chicago
On Sunday, June 6, Northwestern University held it’s 17th Annual Cancer Survivor’s Walk. More than 3,500 cancer survivors and their families participated in the four-mile walk, which was hosted by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. The event gave the group a chance to…
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Oncofertility on Eight Forty-Eight!

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: cancer, clinical research, Fertility Preservation, Institute for Women's Health Research, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, OSA, Woodruff Lab
Recently, WBEZ Chicago’s Eight Forty-Eight came to the Oncofertility Consortium to interview Dr. Woodruff about fertility preservation for cancer patients.  While the interview mainly discussed new techniques that will provide hope for cancer patients facing potential infertility, the interview also discussed the Illinois Women’s Health…
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Topic of Oncofertility Summer Reading List: Global Perspectives on Reproduction

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, ethics, fertility, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, Woodruff Lab
Every summer, Teresa Woodruff sends out a summer reading list to the people in her lab. Because there isn’t much of a global perspective on Oncofertility yet, this year’s theme is “Global Perspectives on Reproduction” to prepare, hopefully, to create partnerships with the World Health…
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OHSU Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program wins Fertile Hope National Center of Excellence Status award

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news
Tags: Awards, AYA, cancer, Fertility Preservation
The Oregon Health and Science University Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program at the Knight Cancer Institute was awarded Fertile Hope’s National Center of Excellence Status award on April 9th, 2009. Fertile Hope is a non-profit organization that strives to provide information on reproductive health for…
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Dr. Clarisa Gracia highlighted in the media

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, Fertility Preservation, Introduction, Oncofertility
Dr. Clarisa Gracia, an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was recently pictured on the cover of Philadelphia Magazine and listed as one of the top doctors under 40 in Philadelphia, thanks to her work in Oncofertility. See…
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