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New Publication from Colleagues at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Publication
Tags: publication
Dr. Sana Salih and colleagues have published a new paper, Dexrazoxane Diminishes Doxorubicin-Induced Acute Ovarian Damage and Preserves Ovarian Function and Fecundity in Mice, on fertility preservation in young mice treated with chemotherapies.  Teresa Woodruff says that ‘fertoprotective therapies are the most important next step…
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Featured Article in the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Publication, Research
Tags: clinical research, Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, publication
Congratulations to Francesca Duncan, PhD and her fellow authors in their featured article for the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology!  This National Physicians Cooperative article, Pediatric and Teen Ovarian Tissue Removed for Cryopreservation Contains Follicles Irrespective of Age, Disease Diagnosis, Treatment History, and Specimen Processing…
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New Publication from the Brazilian Oncofertility Consortium

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner
Tags: Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, publication
We are proud to share that the Brazilian Oncofertility Consortium published a new book in Brazil last month, “Preservação da fertilidade: Uma nova fronteira entre medicina reprodutiva e oncologia”(Translation: Fertility preservation: A new frontier between reproductive medicine and oncology).  This book is intended for health professionals to…
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Moving Beyond Cancer

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Patient Stories
Tags: breast cancer, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Personal stories, publication
The Oncofertility Consortium was highlighted in the Spring 2015 issue of Northwestern Medicine Magazine in the article “Moving Beyond Cancer“.  In this issue, Holly and Richard Manprisio, and their journey to build a family, are highlighted.  Holly conquered stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma when she was just 13 and was…
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Dr. Woodruff featured in Evidence-Based Oncology Journal

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Current Oncology, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, teresa k woodruff
Dr. Woodruff was featured in a recent article in Evidence-Based Oncology. Read the article below: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients Published Online: November 17, 2014 Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD Advanced diagnostic tools and innovative treatment measures in cancer have increased cancer survival rates in the…
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Top 20 Articles in Reproduction and Endocrinology

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: Awards, Current Oncology, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, Research, teresa k woodruff
Dr. Woodruff's article "Reproductive endocrinology: fertility in female survivors of childhood cancer" was recently listed as one of the top 20 articles in the field of reproduction and endocrinology since 2013. This article was listed at the 8th most influential in the list of 20.…
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Oncofertility Clinical Guidelines, Recommendations, & Opinions

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, science
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, Techniques
Need to stay up to date on the latest clinical guidelines, recommendations, and opinions? Our Oncofertility Decision Tool Web Portal has an entire section devoted to bringing you ALL of the clinical guidelines affecting fertility preservation and oncology care.  We designed it this way so…
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Oncofertility Decision-Making Publications

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Communication, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: BRCA, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, religion, social science
Yesterday we announced our NEW Oncofertility Decision Tool Web Portal. This online portal serves as a one-stop-shop for health care providers in need of tools to facilitate fertility preservation conversations with their patients whose disease, or its treatment, threatens fertility. In addition to decision tools…
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Oncofertility Decision Tools

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: decision tool, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, web portal
The Oncofertility Consortium has created a Decision Tool Web Portal for health care providers who care for patients diagnosed with malignant and non-malignant conditions which may impair fertility (or treatment may impair fertility). Decision Tools are designed to enable oncofertility stakeholders to take action. They provide information…
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Examining Information Processing

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: cancer, clinical research, fertility, Fertility Preservation, publication
The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to welcome Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron as a guest blogger today. This is a blog post based on the article, Toward theoretical understanding of the fertility preservation decision-making process: examining information processing among young women with cancer by authors P.E. Hershberger, L. Finnegan,…
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Fertility-Friendly States

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, fertility, General, In the news
Tags: fertility, insurance, publication
Yesterday, the Huffington Post published an article outlining states that are ‘Fertility-Friendly’.  The article, ‘State-By-State ‘Fertility Friendliness’ Ranking Show Wide Range’ was written by Resolve: The National Infertility Association in partnership with EMD Serono Inc., a biotech drug company that makes fertility treatments.  While many…
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Insurance Coverage for Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Communication, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Fertility Preservation, insurance, Oncofertility, publication
Chapter 14 of Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines addresses an extremely important issue in healthcare, insurance coverage.  The authors, Dr. Laxmi Kondapalli and Alice Crisci, wrote Incorporating Insurance Education into the Fertility Preservation Process to outline strategies that may facilitate access…
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Preserving Oocyte Reserve

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: Fertility Preservation, publication, Research
Today we welcome Dr. So-Youn Kim from Dr. Woodruff’s Lab at Northwestern University as our guest blogger.  Dr. Kim will review a recent article published by Dr. John C. Schimenti in Science 2014. ONE MORE STEP TOWARDS PRESERVING OOCYTE RESERVE By: So-Youn Kim, PhD According…
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Perspectives on Fertility

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication
Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines devoted an entire chapter to the communication strategies and issues faced by oncology providers.  Chapter 10 is entitled Fertility Communication to Cancer Patients: A Hematologist-Oncologist’s Perspective and is authored by Sara Barnato Giordano.  As cancer treatments…
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Communicating Oncofertility to Children

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Education, General, Research
Tags: cancer, education, Northwestern University, publication, Research
We’re jumping back into the chapter reviews of Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines.  Today, we’re reviewing Chapter 8, Communicating Oncofertility to Children: A Developmental Perspective for Teaching Health Messages by Dr. Ellen Wartella, Dr. Alexis Lauricella and Lisa Hurwitz.  Communicating health…
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Saving Fertility Not Priority at Most Cancer Centers

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility, General, Research
Tags: publication, Research, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lack of policies to protect cancer patients’ fertility at top cancer centers Infertility is consistently listed as one of the most distressing long-term side effects of cancer treatment for adolescents and young adults. Yet the leading National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers — which should…
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Communicating Across Diverse and Differently Literate Audiences

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication
We can all remember a time when we have received medical information from our doctor and have walked away with little or no comprehension of what was discussed.  The second chapter in Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships Across Disciplines is entitled Communicating Across…
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Announcing new Book on Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines


Categories: News
Tags: publication, Research
    Oncofertility Consortium is proud to announce the publication of its fourth book, Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines. The book, published by Springer, describes the corridors of collaboration between disciplines that are needed to bridge fields that are not traditionally…
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New Research Suggests No Link Between Ovarian Cancer and Fertility Drugs

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, Fertility and Sterility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, ovarian cancer, publication
Since the 1990s, researchers have published conflicting results about the connection between cancer risk and fertility drugs. As a result, there has been a lingering concern among women that using fertility drugs may increase their risk for later developing hormone receptor positive cancers. Hormone receptor…
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Recent Advances in Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, Research, science
Tags: cancer, Mary Zelinski, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, publication, Research, science
By Danielle Alyce Fanslow, Francesca Duncan, and Kate Timmerman There are several methods of fertility preservation open to female cancer patients who wish to start a family after treatment including cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos and ovarian tissue. Cryopreservation is a method of preserving biological material by…
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Oncofertility Consortium Member, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE, in the Spotlight

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, infertility, Laxmi Kondapalli, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, publication, University of Colorado
Below is an excerpt from an article in the University of Colorado Cancer Center Fund E-News featuring Oncofertility Consortium member and Northwestern University alumna, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE. To learn more about Dr. Kondapalli, read our three-part blog series, Training the Next Generation in Oncofertility.…
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Talking with Young Patients & Families About Fertility Amidst a Cancer Diagnosis

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, Gwendolyn Quinn, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Medical Practice: Clinical Issues and Implementation, publication, Research
Talking with teenagers about fertility can be awkward and uncomfortable. Talking with teenagers and their families about a cancer diagnosis is devastating. How do we do both at the same time and ensure that the importance of fertility preservation is understood in light of the…
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The Need for Greater Awareness About Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Cancer Today, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, quality of life, teresa k woodruff
Over the last twenty years, advances in fertility preservation techniques have made oncofertility more accessible to women diagnosed with cancer or other fertility impacting diseases. Despite this good news, the academic journal, Cancer, recently reported that between 1993 and 2007, only 4% of women between…
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