5 Things You Should Know About Oncofertility
September 10, 2015 By: Emily Drake Here are five things you may not know about Oncofertility: 1. The word “Oncofertility” was coined by Dr. Teresa K. Woodruff of Northwestern [...]
Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month: Marianne’s Story
September 8, 2015 By: Marianne Stephan It was September 7th, 2012, in the 3pm hour and I was sitting at my desk at work. An email came in from my oncologist with the title: “BEAUTIFULLY [...]
A Teenage Boy and His Parents Walk Into a Sperm Bank
October 30, 2014 By: Benjamin Rubenstein I have become desensitized to the annual ritual where my dad hands me an envelope he’s received in the mail addressed to me and that has no return [...]
You and Me and Baby = Family
September 18, 2014 By: Anne Katz PhD, RN While some young adults and most teens are not thinking about having babies (quite the opposite in fact!), having cancer at a young age forces you to [...]
Becoming a Parent through Surrogacy after Cancer
September 16, 2014 By: Jen Rachman When I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2004, my oncologist didn’t bring up the topic of fertility preservation. I asked my surgeon about it when he [...]
Cancer, Sex and All That Stuff
May 29, 2014 By: Anne Katz PhD, Rn Hello and welcome to my new blog series for CancerFightClub! I am a certified sexuality counselor and registered nurse who works at CancerCare Manitoba (in [...]
