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Lauren M Ataman1, Jhenifer K Rodrigues1, Ricardo M Marinho1
1Lauren M. Ataman, Brigid M. Smith, Kristin Smith, and Teresa K. Woodruff, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Jhenifer K. Rodrigues, Ricardo M. Marinho, João P.J. Caetano, Maurício B. Chehin, Eduardo L. Alves da Motta, Paulo Serafini, Brazilian Oncofertility Consortium; Jhenifer K. Rodrigues, Ricardo M. Marinho, and João P.J. Caetano, Pró-Criar Medicina Reprodutiva; Ricardo M. Marinho and João P.J. Caetano, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte; Maurício B. Chehin, Eduardo L. Alves da Motta, and Paulo Serafini, Huntington Reproductive Medicine and Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo; João M. de Meneses e Silva, Ceara Blood Center, Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Ceará, and Assis Chateaubriand Maternity School, Federal University of Ceara; Lígia H.F. Melo e Silva, Federal University of Ceara and Femini Imagem and Ultravida Clinic; Franciele O. Lunardi, State University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil; Nao Suzuki, Seido Takae, and Yodo Sugishita, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Knagawa; Tatsuro Furui and Ken-Ichiro Morishige, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan; Teresa Almeida-Santos, University Hospital of Coimbra; Teresa Almeida-Santos and Cláudia Melo, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Karen Buzaglo, Clinique Ovo, Montreal, Quebec; Kate Irwin, Cancer Knowledge Network, Milton, Ontario, Canada; W. Hamish Wallace and Roderick T. Mitchell, Edinburgh Royal Hospital for Sick Children; Richard A. Anderson and Roderick T. Mitchell, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh; Evelyn E. Telfer, Centres for Fertility Preservation and Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Satish K. Adiga, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India; Antoinette Anazodo and Brigitte Gerstl, Sydney Children's and Prince of Wales Hospital, Future Fertility, Randwick; Elizabeth Sullivan, University of Technology; Richard Cohn, Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital; Richard Cohn, Rebecca Deans, and William L. Ledger, School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, New South Wales; Catharyn Stern and Franca Agresta, Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Yasmin Jayasinghe and Lisa Orme, Children's Cancer Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville; Rob McLachlan, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Prince Henry's Institute, Clayton, Victoria; Rebecca L. Robker, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Jung R. Lee and Chang S. Suh, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Michael De Vos, Ellen Van Moer, Dominic Stoop, Veerle Vloeberghs, and Herman Tournaye, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Universitair Ziekenhuis (UZ) Brussel; Johan Smitz, Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Radioimmunology, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; Ludwig Wildt and Katharina Winkler-Crepaz, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; and Claus Y. Andersen, Juliane Marie Centre for Women, Children and Reproduction, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Oncofertility, or fertility preservation for cancer patients, is a growing global field. The Oncofertility Consortium (OC) supports research and clinical programs worldwide to improve care for young patients facing fertility loss.
Area of Science:
- Reproductive Medicine
- Oncology
- Bioethics
Background:
- Oncofertility addresses fertility loss in young cancer patients.
- The Oncofertility Consortium (OC) was established to support this multidisciplinary field.
- The OC's scope has broadened to include nonmalignant conditions and global partnerships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review global oncofertility programs.
- To highlight capacity-building activities in oncofertility.
- To demonstrate the impact on patient care.
Main Methods:
- Review of global oncofertility initiatives.
- Analysis of capacity-building strategies.
- Synthesis of research and clinical program developments.
Main Results:
- Expansion of oncofertility programs worldwide.
- Development of a global community for resource sharing.
- Acceleration of research and practice improvements.
Conclusions:
- Global collaboration strengthens oncofertility research and clinical programs.
- Capacity building is crucial for advancing patient care.
- Oncofertility is essential for young patients with cancer and other fertility-threatening conditions.
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