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11/12/2015
IVI UK, part of the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI Spain), has agreed to support groundbreaking work at the Trust, making a donation of £250,000. The donation will support, and allow for the expansion of, the established clinical service for storing ovarian and testicular tissue from children before they receive cancer treatment.
The service commenced in 2013 and is a collaborative programme between the Trust and the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford. It is the first of its kind in England and Wales.
Due to advances made in the treatment of childhood cancer, more than 80% of children now survive the disease, but around 10% are made infertile due to chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
The IVI Foundation, which is the Research and Development arm of IVI, will also be involved in a collaborative research programme working with scientists at the University of Oxford, which aims to improve the techniques of fertility preservation in boys and girls.
Dr Sheila Lane, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, who is the Trust's Clinical Lead for the cryopreservation service, said: "We are delighted to receive this generous donation from IVI UK. Tissue cryopreservation is not at the moment routinely funded by the NHS and so the donation will enable us to continue to offer this service to young people across England and Wales at high risk of infertility due to their cancer treatment.
"We know from young people who have already had tissue stored that it gives them hope for the future, not only that they will survive their disease but, when they do so, that they will have the same opportunities to have children as everyone else. To be able give these young people and their families real hope at the beginning of their cancer treatment is invaluable."
Professor Antonio Pellicer, President IVI, added: "IVI is pleased to announce this donation to the Trust. We hope that it will help to deliver this important service to young people with cancer.
"Alongside this, our Foundation will work with the University of Oxford on the basic science around the return of fertility to young people who undergo sterilising treatment for their cancer."
(JP/CD)
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Fertility Hope For Children With Cancer
More children in England and Wales, who are said to be at high risk of being left infertile after cancer treatment, will be given the chance of a family later in life, following a donation to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.IVI UK, part of the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI Spain), has agreed to support groundbreaking work at the Trust, making a donation of £250,000. The donation will support, and allow for the expansion of, the established clinical service for storing ovarian and testicular tissue from children before they receive cancer treatment.
The service commenced in 2013 and is a collaborative programme between the Trust and the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford. It is the first of its kind in England and Wales.
Due to advances made in the treatment of childhood cancer, more than 80% of children now survive the disease, but around 10% are made infertile due to chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
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The IVI Foundation, which is the Research and Development arm of IVI, will also be involved in a collaborative research programme working with scientists at the University of Oxford, which aims to improve the techniques of fertility preservation in boys and girls.
Dr Sheila Lane, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, who is the Trust's Clinical Lead for the cryopreservation service, said: "We are delighted to receive this generous donation from IVI UK. Tissue cryopreservation is not at the moment routinely funded by the NHS and so the donation will enable us to continue to offer this service to young people across England and Wales at high risk of infertility due to their cancer treatment.
"We know from young people who have already had tissue stored that it gives them hope for the future, not only that they will survive their disease but, when they do so, that they will have the same opportunities to have children as everyone else. To be able give these young people and their families real hope at the beginning of their cancer treatment is invaluable."
Professor Antonio Pellicer, President IVI, added: "IVI is pleased to announce this donation to the Trust. We hope that it will help to deliver this important service to young people with cancer.
"Alongside this, our Foundation will work with the University of Oxford on the basic science around the return of fertility to young people who undergo sterilising treatment for their cancer."
(JP/CD)
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