Several days ago, the American Society of Clinical Oncology issued new guidelines concerning the preservation of fertility during cancer treatments. Many treatments for cancer will lead to infertility if precautionary measures are not taken before treatment begins. The two methods of fertility preservation with the highest likelihood of success for cancer patients are embryo cryopreservation for women [...]
Vicki Blankenship, diagnosed with bladder cancer eightyears ago, has been cancer-free since 2003. At the time of diagnosis, she walked away from the corporate world to pursuemusic. Blackenship founded Indie Music For Life, Fighting Cancer OneSong At A Time, a non-profit organization of independent singer songwriters of all genres and styles of music thatraise money for The [...]
Samantha M. Eisenstein and Bridget A. Ahearn foundedSAMFund: Surviving And Moving Forward in 2003, to help young adult cancersurvivors, between the ages of 17 and 35, move forward into a successful life after cancer treatment ends. Often,cancer treatment depletes the financial resources of young adults and their families, leaving them without thefinancial ability to pay all the costs of [...]