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RT @CIHR_ICR: 📣 Attention #ECRs in cancer research! Applications for our annual ECR Workshop are now open. Don’t miss this opportunity to n….

RT @MaRSDD: On May 8, join MaRS and @cancersociety for the launch of the Rural and Remote Community Cancer Screening Challenge, addressing….

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NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITY: Join us for an exciting webinar to learn more about patient and community engagement in #cancer #research! Patient partners and @cancersociety-funded researchers will share their experiences. Open to everyone! April 9, 2025, 12 p.m. (ET). Register here:

“Changes happening south of the border are having ripple effects on cancer research in Canada. Our sustained investment in cancer research is essential. It’s lifesaving,” says Andrea Seale, Chief Executive Officer of @cancersociety. “Without sufficient funding, research momentum

RT @CIHR_ICR: ⏰ Registration deadline next week!.

That’s a wrap for the #Cancer Data Community of Practice Workshop! A few themes emerge as challenges and opportunities:. ➡️ Interprovincial barriers to data sharing can be an obstacle. Enthusiasm is high for collaboration across Canada when these barriers are removed. ➡️ Data

Day 2 of the Cancer Data Community of Practice Workshop kicks off with a dynamic panel discussion on the promise (and the challenges) in health and #cancer #data.

Dr Trevor Pugh (@PughLab) speaks at the Cancer Data Community of Practice Workshop about data systems for monitoring hereditary #cancer cell-free DNA, part of his @cancersociety-funded Breakthrough Team Grant. Learn more at:

.@cancersociety-funded researcher Dr Robin Urquhart speaks at the Cancer Data Community of Practice Workshop about the need to connect multiple sources of #cancer data to advance national research priorities.

Dr Victor Martinez explains his @cancersociety-funded project to develop a new platform that integrates data from across the Maritimes to make it easier for clinical care teams to get a complete picture of children with #cancer and their disease.

Dr Jennifer Jones speaks about her @cancersociety-funded research to develop a platform that incorporates the experiences and health outcomes of kidney #cancer patients in Canada at the Cancer Data Community of Practice Workshop.

The @cancersociety Cancer Data Community of Practice Workshop has begun! “Data can transform the future of #cancer,” says Dr Stuart Edmonds, EVP of Research, Mission and Advocacy, in his opening remarks.

Watch our new video!. With their new @cancersociety Breakthrough Team Grant, in partnership with @BrainCanada, Drs @Linda_E_Carlson and Ronald Shore are leading a team of experts to determine #research priorities, train healthcare providers and conduct a large-scale clinical

Introducing Breakthrough Grant recipient @Linda_E_Carlson! Dr Carlson and her colleagues aim to bring psychedelic-assisted #therapy to all people living with advanced #cancer in Canada. Their bold plan is to train healthcare providers and researchers, conduct a clinical trial

Meet Breakthrough Grant recipients Dr @jamesdownar and Dr @kieranlquinn! Their team is building a platform to connect patients with clinical trials for #PalliativeCare, starting with treatments for psychological distress. This platform aims to improve access to clinical trials,

Welcome to Breakthrough Grant recipient Dr Francis Rodier! Dr Rodier is working with a multi-institutional team to study cell dormancy in #ovarian #cancer. The researchers will use novel technologies to test treatment strategies that target weak points in dormant cancer cells,

Our thanks go out to the donors, reviewers and partners who make these grants possible – and congratulations to the researchers who will be reshaping how we tackle tough #cancer challenges! . Learn more: