Jump to Navigation

Tag: ethics

Publication of New Oncofertility Book

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: ethics, legal
The Oncofertility Consortium finds new ways to prevent life-saving cancer treatments from destroying fertility through multiple avenues of scientific research. But this emerging field does not live in isolation and the consortium addresses larger issues in oncofertility through discussions with communicators, economists, historians, and religious and…
Read More

Preorder New Oncofertility Book on Amazon

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, Oncofertility
Tags: ethics, legal, Oncofertility, social science
In 2007, the first book about Oncofertility discussed many of the scientific and medical advances available to cancer patients wishing to preserve their fertility. Collaborators at the Oncofertility Consortium now examine the humanities and social science aspects of the field in the book Oncofertility: Ethical,…
Read More

Insurance Coverage for Iatrogenic Infertility

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: ethics, fertility preservation technology, insurance, Oncofertility, publication
My article, “Including Fertility Preservation Treatment: Consistency and Fairness in Insurance Coverage for Iatrogenic Conditions Resulting from Cancer Treatment,” was recently accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In the article, I discuss how insurance companies currently cover treatment for iatrogenic conditions resulting…
Read More

Religion and Oncofertility – Medill Covers the Summit

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: Conference, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, religion
An article on infertility and religion in the context of Oncofertility came out today on the Medill Reports Web site. In “Reconciling religion and infertility,” Alina Dain uses the discussions from the Second Annual Oncofertility Summit to explain the different points of view various religions…
Read More

WIRED Magazine’s Article Receives Many Comments

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: clinical research, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, religion
WIRED magazine ran a story last week based on the research article published in the journal Human Reproduction received many comments. “A Fertility First: Human Egg Cells Grow Up in Lab” written by Hadley Leggett has already gotten 18 comments on the WIRED Web site. People were interested…
Read More

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…
Read More

Introducing Shauna Gardino

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General, Introductions, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: clinical research, ethics, legal, quality of life, religion, social science
My name is Shauna Gardino and I am clinical research coordinator at the Oncofertility Consortium. I manage the portfolio of social science studies related to fertility preservation for cancer patients. There are five current social science initiatives that provide a vital perspective of the social…
Read More
Back To Top