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Take Your Kids to Work Day: Fertility Preservation for the Mini-Me’s!

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: HAWMC, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Woodruff Lab
Yesterday, April 26th, was Take Your Kids to Work Day and as always, the Woodruff Lab opened its doors to the future generation of white coats!  Woodruff Lab members brought their children in to take part in a day of activities to help them learn more…
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Collaborative Care for Young Women with Post-Surgical Menopause

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Research
Tags: cancer, HAWMC, menopause, patient navigation, publication
We talk a lot about the importance of collaborative care at the Oncofertility Consortium. Often cancer patients have a variety needs that require multiple specialists, thus the need to consult and collaborate to ensure the patient is receiving comprehensive care is pertinent. In a new…
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Fertility Preservation Options, Procedures and Protocols

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, publication
Fertility preservation services are expanding as advances in cancer treatment are made, allowing people to live longer and fuller lives. As a result, quality-of-life issues including fertility preservation, are a concern for more and more cancer patients within their reproductive years.  In a new article…
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2012 Oncofertility Conference Launch!!

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Fertility Preservation
Tags: cancer, Conference, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, oncofert12
The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to announce the launch of the 2012 Oncofertility Conference webpage!  For anyone who doesn’t know yet, the 6th annual Oncofertility Conference  (#oncofert12 for you Twitter folks!) is being held in Chicago this fall, September 26th-28th.  This year will prove to…
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The Role of Radiation Oncologists in Fertility Preservation Consultations & Referrals

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, Oncofertility, publication
As we’ve discussed in previous blogs, certain health care providers have a unique role in communicating fertility preservation information to newly diagnosed cancer patients. For example, often a gynecologist is the primary health care provider for many young women, therefore, based on “regular and consistent”…
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Oncofertility joins the AAMC Steering Committee on Women in Medicine and Science

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Education, In the news, Research
Tags: Advocate, education, HAWMC, women
Congratulations are in order for Kate Waimey Timmerman, PhD, who was just named by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) to the Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee (GWIMS).  This appointment is an important step for Dr. Timmerman as well as the Oncofertility…
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National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility
Tags: Advocate, AYA, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, insurance, legal, Oncofertility, quality of life
This week is the 10th Annual National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week, beginning April 2nd and ending on April 8th. In April 2003, National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week was launched, and organizations and clinical institutions throughout North America began partnering to raise awareness about…
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