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They did it!! Guinness World Record: Crushed!! Closing ceremonies to come!
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An anonymous donor, who's been moved by the story of the 40 players, has stepped up to MATCH INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS to the Worl'ds Longest Hockey Game! 🎉🎉🎉
Donate now & your dollar will count twice!
Photo cred:
@mandy_kostiuk
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TY all for risking your health, forgoing sleep, taking time away from family, for braving the elements & still managing to smile thru it all
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It's official!
#ACFWLHG
broke the
@GWR
of 246 hours but they're still going for 250. Congrats! Game ends at 6pm.
http://t.co/aWSdOAotd8
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"You never think that cancer can happen to you. You think that you're healthy your whole life and then all of a sudden, this happens. Your world is flipped upside down." A powerful speech by 17-year-old Laura Anderson at the Bellerose Bike-a-thon 16.
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A huge thank you to
@prasadpandayyc
for helping raise over $72,000 through his mustache shave fundraiser in support of our Albertans Helping Albertans fund which supports all aspects of the cancer journey for patients and their families.
#albertacancer
#yyc
#calgary
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14 years, $2 million dollars and countless bikes, our hearts are full,
@BCHSBulletin
! 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾
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Today on
#GivingTuesday
, we are honoured to be able to share
@JulieRohrYEG
inspiring story with you – in her own, beautiful words.
#givingtuesday
#albertacancer
#WeLoveJulieRohr
#ACFMoreMoments
#LoveOverFear
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56 players just set the record after 232 innings. Adding a few more hours to cement it.
#albertacancer
#acfwlbg
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A heartfelt thank you to
@AHS_media
oncology nurses for their compassion & dedication to cancer patients across Alberta. We are grateful for the work they do every day, especially in these times as the world faces a new challenge with the
#COVID19
pandemic.
#OncologyNursingDay
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Great story about
@longest_game
. And thanks for the support over the week
@EdmontonOilers
.
#wlhg
#albertacancer
"When things get tough here, we just think of what our loved ones fought through."
#Oilers
In Depth on the World's Longest Hockey Game:
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⭐️Please retweet! ⭐️
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We are getting so PUMPED to celebrate with these 39 brave men and 1 BA woman tonight at Saiker's Aikers for the closing ceremonies of the World's Longest Hockey Game! 🏒🥅
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Acadia Valley, a hamlet in southeast Alberta, organized a 24 hour hockey game to raise money for
@longest_game
. Organizers finished their game at 6pm yesterday and drove the four hours to present more than $44,000 to Dr. Brent Saik. Thank you Acadia Valley!
#albertacancer
#wlhg
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Our hearts are full! Thank you to the
#ShowtheLove
Committee,
@EdmontonEsks
,
@LenRhodesPrez
,
@AHS_CancerCare
& all our incredible survivors and volunteers for making Saturday’s game an event to remember! 💛🏉💚🔔👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾
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Who else thinks the
@EdmontonOilers
look great in purple?! 😉
#wedo
#hockeyfightscancer
#albertacancer
#gooilersgo
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Experts
@EdinburghUni
suggest that people who drank two cups of coffee a day had a 35% reduced risk for liver cancer
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@EdmontonOilers
and
@OilersOctane
are at the Cross Cancer Institute bringing some holiday cheer
#ACFmoremoments
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Thrilled to announce a historic $50M donation from the Arthur J.E. Child Foundation! The Calgary Cancer Centre is now the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre or “The Arthur Child.” This gift will provide world-leading cancer care right here in Calgary.
@weowncancer
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Congratulations to top
#UnderwearAffairYYC
fundraising team Shannon's Superheroes-you raised over $20,000. Thank you!
http://t.co/SpJ5JTEDxt
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Our hearts are with Kimberley Hackett and her 4 young children. Colin, may you rest, dear friend. We will remember you always.
#Animo
.
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Grateful patient Jordan Iszcenko, 19, who's been facing cancer since 16. Thank you, Jordan, for sharing your story.
#wlhg
#TERRYFOXPROFYLE
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So awesome! Thank you
@EdmontonOilers
& fans for honouring Brent Saik and the 39 players of the World's Longest Hockey Game with a standing ovation tonight. Our 💙s are FULL!!
#wlhg
#albertanshelpingalbertans
Congrats to Dr. Brent Saik for spearheading another massively successful
#WorldsLongestGame
over the past 10 days! The players got a standing ovation from
#Oilers
fans prior to tonight's matchup.
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So pleased to be part of an announcement this morning with
@ABInnovates
@dynaLIFE
and
@UCalgary
where we partnered to fund a clinical study that could revolutionize breast cancer detection. Our interim CEO, Ellen Wright Terrill, shared remarks this morning.
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Today we are celebrating and thanking the staff at the Cross Cancer Institute for the work they do every day to make life better for Albertans facing cancer. Thank you
@ahs_cancercare
.
#YouWereThere
#albertahealthservices
#Edmonton
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@OpticsPlusYYC
@HumanKanvas
@JanusPsychology
@JHInnovations
We're grateful for the follow & your support of Albertans facing cancer!
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Feeling the Love 💙☺️🙏🏼
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After yesterday’s whirlwind day, we are positively beaming w/ pride & joy at everyone who stepped up to help raise $310,000 for the CCI during the
@crosscancer50
#ShowtheLove
Radio-a-Thon - all in just 12 hours!!
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Today is
#OncologyNursing
Day! We would like to thank all the oncology nurses at
@AHS_CancerCare
for the exceptional care and support they provide to those affected by cancer. We are so grateful to each and every one of you.
@AHS_CancerCare
#albertacancer
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Nobody crosses cancer alone. The Alberta Cancer Foundation is raising $30 million to change the way we treat cancer here at the Cross Cancer Institute, in Alberta, and around the world. We cross cancer together:
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Dear Riders, sponsors, volunteers, TY from our ❤️ 4 pedalling those 225 kms in pursuit of a brighter tomorrow for Albertans facing cancer.
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Today on
#WorldCancerDay
, the
@cityofcalgary
will be lit up in
#albertacancer
colors. Snap a pic of
@TheCalgaryTower
@TELUS_Spark
@OlympicPlaza
@Glenbow
@yycARTS
Reconciliation Bridge, McMahon Stadium,
@downtowncalgary
or
@Jubilee_AB
and tag us
@albertacancer
.
#TheCostofCancer
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@Ngharib06
&
@rozmoose
- thanks for following and being a part of Alberta's cancer-free movement! Have a great Friday!
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Thank you
@LenRhodesPrez
for sharing your story and letting
@EdmontonEsks
fans know how they can pay it forward to the Cross Cancer Institute this Sat at the game! 💙🏉🔔
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As if our day couldn’t get any better, we just received an anonymous donation of $50,000 for the Cross Cancer Institute!! 🙌🏼🙌🏾💕💙
#crosscancer50
Thanks to
@ChrisScheetz
@MattdeBuilder
@CISN_Jack
@RadioKeppler
@Tracielive
for helping us share the news!
@CISNCountry
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Today over 450 students from
@BCHSBulletin
will be riding for 24 hours on their stationary bikes to raise funds for Alberta Cancer Foundation,
@kwcsyeg
&
@StolleryKids
. In the last 18 years, they have raised over $3 million! Donate here:
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Tomorrow in honor of World Cancer Day, these landmarks at the
@CityofEdmonton
will light up in
#albertacancer
pink and blue colors: Alberta Legislature Building,
@atbfinancial
@yourAGA
@FairmontMAC
HUB Mall
@UAlberta
and the Northern Jubilee.
#WorldCancerDay
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The Linac-MR machine, an Alberta made technology funded by
#albertacancer
donors will significantly improve radiation treatments for cancer patients around the world. Clinical trials are set to start at the Cross Cancer Institute, treating patients for the first time ever.
At the Cross Cancer Institute, clinical trials will begin to treat Alberta’s first patients with a made-in-Alberta Linac-MR, thanks to Dr. Gino Fallone and his team from AHS and the University of Alberta.
@albertacancer
@ualberta
#WorldCancerDay
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Cutest little donor! This is Jaxson. His mother is a breast cancer survivor. He was just 3 months old when she was diagnosed. This donation was made in honor of Jaxson’s 1st birthday. 🎂 Thank you, little buddy!
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Thank you to
@EdmontonOilers
prospect
@Rimms35
for visiting
#ACFWLHG
today. Your visit meant a lot!
#yeg
http://t.co/7q7UXvfII3
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We got a *SCAN-tastic* view today of the new PET-MR imaging scanner which will allow clinicians to “better understand the biology of cancer” and inform personalized cancer treatment for patients in Alberta! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@UAlberta_FoMD
@AHS_CancerCare
@crosscancer50
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THANK YOU, EDMONTON! Together we have raised $30 million in support of the Cross Cancer Institute. You answered our call, and we are so grateful. This means more world-class discoveries. More made-in-Alberta solutions to cancer. More lives saved from cancer.
#WeCrossCancer
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
! We are so fortunate to work with incredible women every day. From
@AHS_CancerCare
staff, researchers, patients, our donors, staff & volunteers. Thank you for all you do to create more moments for Albertans facing cancer.
#albertacancer
#IWD2022
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The Foundation is proud to support the work of
@NCulosReed
from
@UofCknes
and Dr. May Lynn Quan of
@UCalgarymed
with this nearly $1M investment.
@cancersociety
@CIHR_IRSC
@UCalgary
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In just a few minutes, these beautiful people—all of them cancer survivors or loved ones of patients—are going to walk onto the 50 yard line and help us commemorate a very special
@officialedmesks
halftime dedicated to Albertans who have been touched by
#cancer
.
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Since our trials began, we have successfully treated 10 patients with positive responses in 80 % of individuals to date with long-term remission in some. This suggests we may have cured them of their cancer when other treatments had failed, says Dr. Michael Chu of CAR-T therapy.
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Dr. Michael Smylie, medical oncologist at the Cross Cancer Institute, is making massive inroads in the treatment of late-stage
#melanoma
.
#improvingcancertreatment
#cancercare
#albertacancer
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The Amazing
@SpiderMable
and the Incredible Katie Murray, two of the people we are here for. 💕
@BCHSBulletin
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Our summer issue of LEAP Magazine is here! In this issue survivors and health care professionals share their personal experiences with cancer. On the cover is Jyoti Mangat, principal of
@BCHSBulletin
on her experience with breast cancer.
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The High Level Bridge is lit in
#AlbertaCancer
colours for
#WorldCancerDay
. Thx for your support
@CityofEdmonton
!
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Dr. Michael Chu, Dr. Irwindeep Singh and Dr. Douglas Mahoney at the
@Bioalberta
panel today discussing Alberta's clinical and commercial opportunity in cellular immunotherapy.
#Wecrosscancer
@owncancer
@AHS_media
@UCalgary
@UAlberta
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Congrats to Dr. Vickie Baracos,
#albertacancer
Chair in Palliative Care Medicine & her team on being shortlisted for the next
@CancerGrand
Challenges awards! Her team wants to improve quality of life & survival by addressing cachexia, a condition experienced in late-stage cancer.
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Congratulations to Dr.
@AdamKinnaird
on being appointed as the new Frank and Carla Sojonky Chair in Prostate Cancer Research. Funded through
@albertacancer
, the Sojonky Chair supports research that helps better understand, diagnose and treat prostate cancer.
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Today is
#WorldCancerDay
. The amazing
@AHS_CancerCare
staff at the Grande Prairie Cancer Centre share their commitment to a cancer-free future. 💙💜💚💛💗
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Our board chair
@lapalter
joined Premier
@RachelNotley
as well as
@AHS_CancerCare
leaders and
@PCLConstruction
to celebrate the progress at the new Calgary Cancer Centre. “This will be a centre of hope.”
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On November 28, home owner Nellie Braaksma and family are releasing a virtual tour of Edmonton's historic estate, the Magrath Mansion, decked out in Christmas decorations, all in support of the Cross Cancer Institute. Learn more:
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The Calgary Cancer Centre is now 90% complete and set to open in 2023. Alberta is taking cancer and we’re making it ours.
@weowncancer
#OWNCANCER
#Calgary
#UCalgary
#AlbertaCancer
#AlbertaHealthServices
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700 students. 48 hours. Over 157K (and counting) raised for
@albertacancer
. We are so grateful to the students and staff at
@BCHSBulletin
🙏🏾 Thank you for making a difference for Albertans facing cancer. You can still donate:
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My world has been turned around. I was going to die & now I have a chance, says Don Goss, the 9th patient to receive made-in-Alberta CAR-T treatment. I knew we had a good system & knew the Cross was 1st rate but didn’t know how first rate until I got here. So grateful.
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OMG guys! Spotted at the
@BCHSBulletin
Bikeathon, our friendly neighbourhood
@SpiderMable
! 😍
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This Saturday Oct. 13, cheer on your
@EdmontonEsks
and help tackle
#cancer
by buying your limited edition Empire Gives Back tickets available online only until Oct. 12 with promo code GIVESBACK. Buy tickets now:
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We’re so inspired by Albertans’ generosity. Since our anonymous donor stepped up to match donations for
@longest_game
our total has made a big jump, taking us well over $900,000. Thank you! Can we hit $1 million before the final whistle tomorrow night? 📷 by
@mandy_kostiuk
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We appreciate
@hallsy04
& Janne Niinimaa taking time to sign autographs for
#ACFWLHG
fans. Thank you
@EdmontonOilers
http://t.co/1Ur2lZBxp1
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Brent Saik & his family announcing the World's Longest Hockey Game, support by donating to pediatric cancer research
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Hey
#AB
, did u know that 1700 riders from all over our province will by cycling 221 kms for our friends & family facing cancer? 🚵
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Tonight, in honour and loving memory of
@julierohryeg
,
@FairmontMAC
,
@TELUS_Spark
, City Hall in
@CityofRedDeer
&
@LethbridgeCity
will be lit up in turquoise – one of her favourite colours. A reminder that her legacy will live on.
#givingtuesday
#albertacancer
#WeLoveJulieRohr
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At Edmonton’s Cross Cancer Institute, the complex challenge of helping patients with head and neck cancer return to normal eating is tackled by a group of four professionals. Learn more:
#albertacancer
#headandneckcancer
@AHS_CancerCare
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“He sat on this tree stump, while I told him gently that the thing in Mommy’s tummy is in fact cancer so we’re gearing up for a fight. He put his brave face on (as his Mama did)," said
@julierohryeg
.
#welovejulierohr
#albertacancer
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Today is
#OncologyNursing
Day! we would like to take this opportunity to thank the
@AHS_CancerCare
nurses for the amazing job they do. Thank you for your compassion, dedication, professionalism and excellence in the care that you provide to cancer patients across Alberta.
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Since 2014, the
@mlachockey
has hosted the Pink Games to help create more moments for Albertans facing cancer. This year they raised an incredible $95,000 to make this a reality!
A round of applause is well due, this
#ThankfulThursday
! 👏
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This is a heartbreaking loss for the Stelter family, as well as our city and province. Ben captivated and inspired all of us. He and his family shared their heart, courage, strength and unwavering spirit throughout their cancer journey. His legacy will live on in so many ways.
We are mourning the passing of our dear friend, number one
#Oilers
fan, good luck charm & inspiration, Ben Stelter.
Although small in stature, Ben's impact on our team & community were massive.
Play La Bamba, baby. 💙🧡
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Calgary is already a recognized hub for cancer research, treatment and care. That’s nothing compared to what the Calgary Cancer Centre is poised to become. Tune in on October 5th to learn more.
#CalgaryCancerCentre
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Congratulations to Dr. Nawaid Usmani & his team at the Cross Cancer Institute for having their study on the preventative impact of metformin on the complications of Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) be published in the Red Journal.
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Something big is coming! Canada's largest and most comprehensive cancer care centre is rising in Calgary. Alberta is taking cancer and we're making it ours. Join us on October 5th to find out how.
#CalgaryCancerCentre
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Thanks
@ThinkTankCanada
for making
#albertcancer
this AWESOME SIGN inviting spectators to come to
#acfwlbg
Sept 2-5!
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Alberta is taking cancer and we’re making it ours. It’s time to take back the power cancer has over us. This is our moment. Our once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the landscape of cancer research, care and treatment. Introducing
@weowncancer
.
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If you could create more moments for a loved one, what would they be? Aliya is grateful for more moments she had with her soul-mate, husband Faisel. Like the ultrasound of their new baby Rumi. On Tuesday, you can create
#moremoments
for Albertans facing cancer. Stay tuned for how
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Did you know that
#Alberta
has a higher
#clinicaltrial
enrollment rate than the national average?
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THANK YOU to each and every Albertan who has been an active participant in our journey toward a cancer-free future!
@AHS_CancerCare
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I’m delighted for the patients and families and am delighted to support this CAR-T program with
@albertacancer
, says Health Minister
@JasonCoppingAB
about the revolutionary treatment now in Alberta.
@AHS_CancerCare
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9-year-olds Alida & Leah have raised over $8000 for
@albertacancer
! funds raised will go towards providing Albertans with the best cancer treatment and care. Donate to Alida & Leah's fundraiser today:
@PrairieWaters
#albertacancer
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We are so proud to have invested in this made-in-Alberta innovation with
@iRSMyeg
and
@UAIberta
and pleased to see it already helping patients.
Made-in-Edmonton technology helps patients who struggle to swallow | CBC News Thanks to
@albertacancer
for their support
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Today our partners at the Cross Cancer Institute opened a time capsule that was sealed by CCI Staff 25 years ago in honour of their 50th anniversary.😮
It is truly amazing to see how things have changed & the progress that has been made over the last 1/4 century!
@AHS_CancerCare
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The Calgary Cancer Centre will shelter 1.3 million square feet of world-leading cancer care, research and education.
@albertacancer
&
@UCalgary
are partnering together to support the new Calgary Cancer Centre. Stay tuned to find out how.
#Calgary
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Dr. John Mackey, Director of the clinical trials unit at the Cross Cancer Institute speaks to
@BCHSBulletin
students about the incredible difference the funds they raise makes for clinical trials in Alberta.
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TY
@OilersNation
& everyone who purchased a commemorative T-shirt in honour of Dave Semenko. Thanks to u, $4,000 was raised for the Cross!
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Congratulations to Dr . Tony Fields, renowned oncologist and visionary leader in cancer care, on becoming
@MacEwanU
's first chancellor.
We’re marking a new milestone in
#MacEwanU
history today! Renowned oncologist Dr. Tony Fields will be MacEwan’s first chancellor.
@AHS_Cancer_Care
@albertacancer
#MacEwanU
#ableg
#abpoli
#abpse
#cdnpse
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A HUGE TY to the 800+ volunteers helping out at World's
@longest_game
!! Your dedication to this cause is incredibly inspiring and we are so thankful for the support!
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What an incredible person on an incredible journey to make life better for Albertans facing cancer. You can support him here:
“Powder purgatory. Deep snow, zero visibility, hardest day yet. 9 hrs of skiing rewarded with a measly 13.3km. A real struggle, but still so fortunate to be here, Antarctica! Weather is supposed to improve, but what a grunt today!” -LS
#southpole
#antarctica
@albertacancer
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For the last 13 years, we had the honour of having
@phoebe_dey
as a part of our team. Your accomplishments have been woven into this organization & we are so grateful. Wishing you all of the best at
@CFCanada
. We will continue to cheer you on each day. Thank you for everything!
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Today
@DrDanielHeng
will be recognized with the Meritorious Service Cross for his leading work in the field of kidney cancer. He created the world’s largest patient database that allows for better diagnosis & treatment. Congrats Dr.Heng and thank you for all that you do!
We wish
@DrDanielHeng
all the best tomorrow as he is recognized with the Meritorious Service Cross for his leading work in the field of
#kidneycancer
at Rideau Hall. We are very proud.
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As the medical lead for the Tom Baker Cancer Centre’s Clinical Research Unit,
@DrDanielHeng
is focused on growing
#clinicaltrials
and cancer research in Calgary. Watch him live on
#InternationalClinicalTrialsDay
:
#albertacancer
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THANK YOU to all the talented young ladies who participated in
#RingetteScoresonCancer
this weekend at
@Official_WEM
!
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Together you raised $55,000 for Albertans facing cancer! Bless you girls. 🙏
@ringettealberta
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Dr. Tyler Meyer, a medical physicist at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary and professor at
@UCalgary
, is doing groundbreaking research on breast brachytherapy with the support of Alberta Cancer Foundation donors.
#breastcancer
@ahs_cancercare
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In honour of Ben Stetler and his family, the “mega” 50/50 running until May 4 will support the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Kids with Cancer Society. Get your raffle tickets today!
@Oil_Foundation
@EdmontonOilers
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The
@bchsbikeathon13
raised $218,376.25 in support of
#albertcancer
! Thank you! What an amazing 48hrs!
#bikethon13
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For 10 days, 40 players have been skating through the bitter cold in this
@longest_game
. Thanks to a donor who matched gifts and the generosity of Canadians, they are so close to raising $1 million. Only a few hours to go and then they celebrate. Incredible! 📷:
@mandy_kostiuk
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6 years ago,
@JulieRohrYEG
visited the Cross Cancer Institute for the very first time. 53 Albertans will be diagnosed with cancer today. 1 in 4 will not survive. You can change this:
#albertacancer
#GivingTuesday
#LoveOverFear
#WeLoveJulieRohr
#Yeg
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