1. The National Physicians Cooperative: transforming fertility management in the cancer setting and beyond.
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Smith BM, Duncan FE, Ataman L, Smith K, Quinn GP, Chang RJ, Finlayson C, Orwig K, Valli-Pulaski H, Moravek MB, Zelinski MB, Irene Su H, Vitek W, Smith JF, Jeruss JS, Gracia C, Coutifaris C, Shah D, Nahata L, Gomez-Lobo V, Appiah LC, Brannigan RE, Gillis V, Gradishar W, Javed A, Rhoton-Vlasak AS, Kondapalli LA, Neuber E, Ginsberg JP, Muller CH, Hirshfeld-Cytron J, Kutteh WH, Lindheim SR, Cherven B, Meacham LR, Rao P, Torno L, Sender LS, Vadaparampil ST, Skiles JL, Schafer-Kalkhoff T, Frias OJ, Byrne J, Westphal LM, Schust DJ, Klosky JL, McCracken KA, Ting A, Khan Z, Granberg C, Lockart B, Scoccia B, Laronda MM, Mersereau JE, Marsh C, Pavone ME, and Woodruff TK
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- Adult, Antineoplastic Agents adverse effects, Behavioral Medicine organization & administration, Child, Disease Progression, Endocrinology methods, Endocrinology organization & administration, Female, Fertility drug effects, Gynecology methods, Gynecology organization & administration, Humans, Medical Oncology methods, Medical Oncology organization & administration, Neoplasms complications, Neoplasms pathology, Neoplasms therapy, Obstetrics methods, Obstetrics organization & administration, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Pregnancy, Quality of Life, Reproductive Medicine methods, Reproductive Medicine organization & administration, United States, Urology methods, Urology organization & administration, Fertility physiology, Fertility Preservation methods, Intersectoral Collaboration, Neoplasms physiopathology, Physicians organization & administration
- Abstract
Once unimaginable, fertility management is now a nationally established part of cancer care in institutions, from academic centers to community hospitals to private practices. Over the last two decades, advances in medicine and reproductive science have made it possible for men, women and children to be connected with an oncofertility specialist or offered fertility preservation soon after a cancer diagnosis. The Oncofertility Consortium's National Physicians Cooperative is a large-scale effort to engage physicians across disciplines - oncology, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive endocrinology, and behavioral health - in clinical and research activities to enable significant progress in providing fertility preservation options to children and adults. Here, we review the structure and function of the National Physicians Cooperative and identify next steps.
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- 2018
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