To further assist patients, FCI has joined forces with Fertile Hope??™s Sharing Hope Program for Women. Fertile Hope is national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping support cancer patients faced with infertility and The Sharing Hope Program increases access to egg and embryo freezing for newly diagnosed cancer patients, by working with companies and clinics to arrange discounted services and donated medication for eligible participants. For more information visit www.fertilehope

Furthermore, FCI has also joined forces with the 2009 Susan G. Komen Chicago Race for the Cure, taking place on Saturday, September 26th in Grant Park. Experts from FCI will be on hand supporting Komen's mission to end breast cancer forever and also answer questions about advances in fertility preservation technologies.

???Options are essential when a shocking diagnosis like breast cancer has been delivered to you, and FCI gives patients another option. We are excited to have them support our cause here in Chicago and look forward to FCI at our race this year,??? states Michael Ziener, executive director of Susan G. Komen Chicago.

Source: Fertility Centers of Illinois