Garron Family Cancer Centre
@SickKidsCancer
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SickKids Garron Family Cancer Centre is a virtual Centre that advances the diagnosis and treatment of children, adolescents and young adults with cancer.
Joined January 2021
Every year, over 400,000 children worldwide are diagnosed with cancer, including 1,500 cases in Canada. This is why ACCESS employs a community-driven, networked approach to tackling pediatric cancers Learn more our work: https://t.co/aMsLUtwzNV
#InternationalChildhoodCancerDay
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Chaque année, le cancer est diagnostiqué chez 1 500 enfants et adolescents au Canada. Le réseau @acces_access met la recherche au service de leur santé et de l’équité d’accès à des soins de qualité. #JourneeInternationaleDuCancerDeLEnfant
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Over 400,000 children worldwide are diagnosed with cancer, including 1,500 cases in Canada. On #InternationalChildhoodCancerDay, we reaffirm our commitment to improving equitable access to research and care for children and their families. https://t.co/RM7UPqrvg2
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This video toolkit on childhood cancer has 7 newly developed patient & caregiver videos covering topics incl: constipation, fever, hair loss, infection prevention, giving medicines at home, mouth-care, and nausea & vomiting: https://t.co/4boCgJi5OU
#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth
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#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth is a time dedicated to recognizing the challenges faced by children and families affected by childhood cancers. We thank our patients, families, caregivers, and staff for their dedication in the fight against childhood cancer.
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@SickKidsGlobal and @SickKidsCancer launched a 🆕 Global Oncology Fellowship! This unique training program aims to help improve #childhoodcancer outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Learn more and apply➡️: https://t.co/zOSUr05S77 Deadline: July 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm EDT
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Dr. Adam Shlien secures $6 million in funding through @GenomeCanada’s Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) program. This funding will help Shlien move his #cancer diagnosis tool into clinical practice. Read ➡️ https://t.co/cQwXYsE1yQ
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Hearing the words, “the cancer is back”, unlocks every parent’s greatest fear. For Adrienne, mom to @SickKidsNews patient, Rae, it was reality. Twice. Today on the #SickKidsVS Podcast, we hear about the shadow that cancer casts: https://t.co/I2vOQj2ePC
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Big congrats to the graduating hem-onc fellows from @Sickkids @SickKidsCancer @uoftmedicine- a world class crew!! Thank you for your hard work and help with advancing care for our patients.
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It's All About Me! 😊 Through education and fun activities, the annual SickKids' Haematology/Oncology Sibling Appreciation Day recognizes the unique experiences and feelings of siblings in their family's #cancer journeys. #ChildhoodCancer
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👏👏⚾️@SickKidsNews @uoftmedicine Neuro-oncologist-scientist @Uri_Tabori throws 1st pitch @BlueJays game 🔬🧠🧬🩺@SickKidsCancer @SU2C 👇
First pitch at Dodgers v @BlueJays thrown by none other than @Uri_Tabori. Stand up to Cancer! Not a bad pitch my friend:-)
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🎉 🎉Congratulations to @SickKidsNews @uoftmedicine Dept of Peds @DavidMalkin1 - newly inducted #AACRfellow ! Recognition of his leadership & ground-breaking cancer genetics research!! 🧬🔬🩺 🎗️ #PrecisionChildHealth @sickkids @SickKidsCancer @POGO4kids @COGorg @C17Council 👇
AACR Academy President Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAACR, introduces the newly inducted AACR Fellows to the #AACR24 delegates at the AACR Annual Meeting Opening Ceremony. #AACRFellows @DrLizJaffee
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This week is Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Awareness Week. This year, SickKids launched the Teen Cancer Connection program, designed in partnership with youth patients and oncology staff. The program supports patients age 13+ years old. #AYACancer #YoungAdultCancer
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🎉🎉Celebrating end of an era- amazing @SickKidsNews NP @DeniseMills54 - last clinic after 16 years with #neuroblastoma #MIBG & solid tumor programs (and even longer as oncology nurse)! 🙏🙏 from all of us and countless patients & families!! @SickKidsCancer @sickkids 🎗️
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This is not your average backpack. 🎒 The Blina Backpack, designed with feedback from patients & families at SickKids, carries immunotherapy treatment for kids with #cancer. This means more kids can go home & be kids, instead of staying at the hospital. https://t.co/g9ax1ylNlY
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A very special International Day of Childhood Cancer where the incredible Dr Eric Bouffet received the Chevalier dans l’Ordre Nationale du Merite (Order of France) @SickKidsCancer @SickKidsNews @Uri_Tabori @DrAnnieHuang
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Today is #ICCD! Meet Hayle Noh, Clinical Research Project Manager of the PERCC lab at @SickKidsNews. Learn about how Hayle is managing an international early #cancer diagnostics project focused on improving #childhoodcancer outcomes in #Cameroon & #Kenya: https://t.co/9tAzMUBIKq
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We join our partners across the globe to recognize International Childhood Cancer Day. @WorldSIOP @IntChildCancer Join us by visiting https://t.co/EcwemcqrWm. Click participate & share with the world the challenges faced by children with cancer. #ICCD2024 #EqualAccessToCare
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Last #ValentinesDay, Sarah received her second CAR-T treatment – a form of immunotherapy where T cells are genetically manufactured using the patient's own T cells, giving the immune system the ability to detect and destroy cancer cells.
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👏👏 congratulations @Zen_Sumit @SickKidsNews @uoftmedicine on this amazing award from @WeillCornell recognizing your cancer research and its global impact ! @sickkids @SickKidsGlobal @SickKidsCancer @POGO4kids @COGorg 🎗️
Dr. Sumit Gupta (@Zen_Sumit) received the Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research. Dr. Gupta of @UofT and The Hospital for Sick Children (@SickKidsNews) works on research to improve care and treatment access for children with cancer. https://t.co/7FJVGpoCMu
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