Webinar: Family Building, Fertility Preservation, and Cancer

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) recently presented the webinar “Family Building and Cancer,” for an audience of health care professionals, cancer survivors, and caregivers alike. Being diagnosed with cancer at a young age could mean your future fertility is at risk. During this educational webinar for cancer patients and their care teams, we discuss what young cancer patients need to know about fertility preservation and building a family in survivorship, including non-traditional methods like adoption, surrogacy, and embryo donation.

Dr. Elizabeth Constance, a reproductive endocrinologist, presents information about fertility preservation and how to build a family in survivorship through assisted reproductive technology and more. Megan Scherer, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Worth the Wait, a charity supporting young adult cancer survivors, discusses financial and psychosocial resources and provide the basics on adoption and surrogacy for cancer survivors. NCCS Director of Advocacy and Programs moderates a Q&A discussion after the presentation.

Find Slide decks and speaker bios on our website: https://canceradvocacy.org/webinar-family-building-and-cancer/

00:00 Introduction
01:05 Dr. Constance: Fertility & Cancer
29:00 Megan Scherer: Family Building Options
50:14 Q&A

This webinar is a part of NCCS’s Survivorship Champions program for clinicians and researchers who are interested in improving cancer survivorship care. Learn more at canceradvocacy.org/champions.