TY - JOUR
T1 - Creating a Global Community of Practice for Oncofertility
AU - Ataman, Lauren M
AU - Rodrigues, Jhenifer K
AU - Marinho, Ricardo M
AU - Caetano, João P J
AU - Chehin, Maurício B
AU - Alves da Motta, Eduardo L
AU - Serafini, Paulo
AU - Suzuki, Nao
AU - Furui, Tatsuro
AU - Takae, Seido
AU - Sugishita, Yodo
AU - Morishige, Ken-Ichiro
AU - Almeida-Santos, Teresa
AU - Melo, Cláudia
AU - Buzaglo, Karen
AU - Irwin, Kate
AU - Wallace, W Hamish B
AU - Anderson, Richard A
AU - Mitchell, Roderick T
AU - Telfer, Evelyn E
AU - Adiga, Satish K
AU - Anazodo, Antoinette
AU - Stern, Catharyn
AU - Sullivan, Elizabeth
AU - Jayasinghe, Yasmin
AU - Orme, Lisa
AU - Cohn, Richard
AU - McLachlan, Rob
AU - Deans, Rebecca
AU - Agresta, Franca
AU - Gerstl, Brigitte
AU - Ledger, William L
AU - Robker, Rebecca L
AU - de Meneses E Silva, João M
AU - Silva, Lígia H F Melo E
AU - Lunardi, Franciele O
AU - Lee, Jung R
AU - Suh, Chang S
AU - De Vos, Michael
AU - Van Moer, Ellen
AU - Stoop, Dominic
AU - Vloeberghs, Veerle
AU - Smitz, Johan
AU - Tournaye, Herman
AU - Wildt, Ludwig
AU - Winkler-Crepaz, Katharina
AU - Andersen, Claus Y
AU - Smith, Brigid M
AU - Smith, Kristin
AU - Woodruff, Teresa K
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - Fertility preservation in the cancer setting, known as oncofertility, is a field that requires cross-disciplinary interaction between physicians, basic scientists, clinical researchers, ethicists, lawyers, educators, and religious leaders. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Oncofertility Consortium (OC) was formed to be a scientifically grounded, transparent, and altruistic resource, both intellectual and monetary, for building this new field of practice capable of addressing the unique needs of young patients with cancer. The OC has expanded its attention to include other nonmalignant conditions that can threaten fertility, and the work of the OC now extends around the globe, involving partners who together have created a community of shared effort, resources, and practices. The OC creates materials that are translated, disseminated, and amended by all participants in the field, and local programs of excellence have developed worldwide to accelerate the pace and improve the quality of oncofertility research and practice. Here we review the global oncofertility programs and the capacity building activities that strengthen these research and clinical programs, ultimately improving patient care.
AB - Fertility preservation in the cancer setting, known as oncofertility, is a field that requires cross-disciplinary interaction between physicians, basic scientists, clinical researchers, ethicists, lawyers, educators, and religious leaders. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Oncofertility Consortium (OC) was formed to be a scientifically grounded, transparent, and altruistic resource, both intellectual and monetary, for building this new field of practice capable of addressing the unique needs of young patients with cancer. The OC has expanded its attention to include other nonmalignant conditions that can threaten fertility, and the work of the OC now extends around the globe, involving partners who together have created a community of shared effort, resources, and practices. The OC creates materials that are translated, disseminated, and amended by all participants in the field, and local programs of excellence have developed worldwide to accelerate the pace and improve the quality of oncofertility research and practice. Here we review the global oncofertility programs and the capacity building activities that strengthen these research and clinical programs, ultimately improving patient care.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1200/JGO.2015.000307
DO - 10.1200/JGO.2015.000307
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27284576
VL - 2
SP - 83
EP - 96
JO - Journal of global oncology
JF - Journal of global oncology
SN - 2378-9506
IS - 2
ER -