A tool called Funding the Frontier predicts which studies will have the biggest societal impact go.nature.com/48OtD18

Cancer Grand Challenges (@cancergrand.bsky.social) announces 12 shortlisted teams for prizes up to £20M https://cancerletter.com/in-brief/20250926_9c/

Rockstar #radonc @mskcancercenter.bsky.social resident Dr Kaitlyn Lapen presents at #ASTRO25 on quality of life improvements with early radiation for asymptomatic bone metastasis which may appear after 6 months. Optimal patient selection is key. @astro-org.bsky.social

Sunbeds should be banned in UK, skin cancer experts say

On #WCRD, we're excited to announce the inaugural cohort of the International Clinical Research Scholars (ICRS) Program in partnership with Aortic-Africa! Join us in celebrating their commitment: brnw.ch/21wW46w

Today, September 24th, is World Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Day (mCRC)- a day to raise awareness of the most advanced stage of cancer, honour the strength of those living with mCRC and remember those we’ve lost. 💙 🔗To learn more at about mCRC visit colorectalcancercanada.com

DHDP will help accelerate Canadian precision oncology researchers and data scientists tap into valuable big data. But what is DHDP? DHDP is a pan-Canadian initiative led by @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social, funded by Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund through ISED. #WorldCancerResearchDay www.dhdp.ca

📢 CPE & @eortc.org launched the White Paper on Treatment Optimisation at the @europarl.europa.eu By embedding Treatment Optimisation into EU frameworks, we can make treatments more effective, accessible, and sustainable for all. 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/dmuWbaUv

Queen’s Department of Oncology Grand Rounds hears from the renowned Dr. Bishal Gyawali. Fantastic trainee-led editorial on how to meaningfully improve the success rate of phase 3 oncology trials academic.oup.com/jnci/article...

Delighted to hear from the renowned Dr. Bishal Gyawali about Common Sense Oncology and his team’s work. Eg Common Sense Oncology principles for the design, analysis, and reporting of phase 3 randomised clinical trials www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Beyond the first course: Re-irradiation practices in Ontario — Insights from a provincial survey - Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology www.tipsro.science/article/S240...

Queen's University: Advancing Terry Fox's vision for cancer research through the The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/feat...

“These efforts position Queen’s and the SCRI as a leader in cancer genomics while directly improving care for patients,” says Dr. Simpson. “It demonstrates the impact that collaboration can have on both research and patient care.” – Dr. Amber Simpson www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

What are your thoughts on using a home stool test for colorectal cancer screening? Canadians aged 50–74 who have never been diagnosed with colorectal cancer are invited to take a short survey and share their views. 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/3HKLT3H (~10 mins)

#AI is set to be “an indispensable part of the toolkit” as we work to improve the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. Using it effectively and responsibly comes with challenges, but we’re excited to see the benefits it will bring to patients. Learn more here ⬇️ www.icr.ac.uk/research-and...

Applications for the 2026 Common Sense Oncology Cancer Health Services Research Fellowship will close on Sept 18, 2025 @ 4 pm EDT. If you are in the clinical or medical oncology field, this opportunity is for you! View the posting online: tinyurl.com/37cdc5sy #CommonSenseOncology #CancerCare

Congrats to Arjun Gupta and team on this much needed foundational work on ‘time toxicity’, out now in JAMA Network Open: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Looking forward to getting the 🇦🇺 version out there soon!

📣 Join an ESTRO Focus Group! ✅ Apply now to become a Full Member of one of our Focus Groups: 🔹 Imaging 🔹 Oligometastatic Disease 🔹 Children & TYA 🔹 Haemato-Oncology ➡️ Contribute to clinical guidelines, scientific programmes, education, and more. ℹ bit.ly/4nHXWMj ✏ Apply here: bit.ly/44OX0xZ

ECO’s Research Policy Network has launched a Green Paper on Optimising EU Investment in Cancer Research, and your opinion matters. 📢 👉 Deadline: World Cancer Research Day, 24 September 📝 Participate here: www.europeancancer.org/green-paper-...

Patient-reported outcomes, such as higher health status and lower symptom burden, are independently associated with improved overall survival in cancer patients. ja.ma/3IeBPwZ

Accelerating precision medicine research by building a collaborative data sharing network. Learn more in the Foundation's Year At A Glance.

EORTC Highlights New Research on Immunogenic Effects of Radiotherapy in Cancer Care @eortc.org oncodaily.com/insight/eort... #OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #EORTC #Radiotherapy #RT

Although further research & real world data are needed, initial results are promising & provide a starting point for prospective clinical trials- ChatGPT Performance as Patient-Facing Triaging Tool in Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...

We’re excited to help spread the word about World Radiotherapy Awareness Day, a movement ensuring that people living with cancer have access to life-saving radiotherapy. 📚 Take part in this important initiative: worldradiotherapy.org/ #WorldRTDay #WRAD #OneVoiceForRadiotherapy

Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone in women with high-risk endometrial cancer (PORTEC-3) Out on Lancet Oncology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... The long-term analysis of the PORTEC-3 trial evaluated adjuvant chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy

Yesterday was World Radiotherapy Awareness Day. A day to reflect on radiotherapy’s impact. Take a look at a recent study on how tumour irradiation can trigger immunogenic responses. Radiotherapy is evolving beyond local control. 🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.ra... #RTQA

Are you thinking of studying the association of the time from cancer diagnosis to treatment and overall survival? Have a look at these consensus recommendations we developed and published in the British Journal of Cancer: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We’re excited to announce the ASCO Quality Care Symposium Featured Voices! Follow them before, during & after the event for expert insights & to be a part of the meeting experience. Join the conversation w/ the official hashtag #ASCOQLTY25. Registration is still open: brnw.ch/21wVoQS

🚨 Plenary spotlight at #CCRC2025! Join us Sunday, Nov 2 in Calgary for: Immune System and Cancer: What’s Next on the Horizon? 🎤 Speaker lineup just dropped! Top experts. Bold ideas. Future-focused cancer research. Learn More: www.ccra-acrc.ca/conference/ #CancerResearch #Oncology #ImmuneSystem

Abstract titles for #ASCOQLTY25 are now live! Get a first look at the solution-oriented cancer research that will be presented at the symposium: asco.org/qcs-abstracts If you haven’t yet confirmed your attendance, registration is still open: brnw.ch/21wVpzR

🔔 New in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social: Policy review led by Ian Tannock & Madeline Pe with EORTC & CSO highlights the critical role of patient quality of life data in the evaluation of treatments for people with advanced cancer. 📖Read more: www.eortc.org/blog/2025/09... #CancerResearch #QualityofLife

A call for equity in cancer care from HRH Princess Dina. Radiotherapy is vital for 1 in 2 cancer patients, yet access remains unequal. As EORTC-ECRF Honorary President, she supports research and innovation to change that. 🎥 Watch her message ahead of #WRAD on Sept 7: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzKv...

The auction is open! Lots of items up for grabs, including a hand-woven shawl made by our @sinclaircri.bsky.social #KingstonTerryFoxRun Team CBG's captain, Dr. Brandy Hyndman @mulliganlab.bsky.social. Proceeds go to @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social. Happy bidding! www.32auctions.com/KingstonTerr...

Summer and Terry were both diagnosed with osteosarcoma as young adults. Thanks to advances in research, Summer did not lose her leg, and if her cancer returns, her oncology team has another option to fight it: precision medicine. Learn more: impact.terryfox.org @marathonofhope.bsky.social

📢 Virginia Delucchi presented her poster at #ISCB46 in Basel! Her study reviewed 500+ RCTs of solid tumours and found that while discontinuation is widely reported, post-treatment data often isn’t. Potentially leading to misinterpretation of treatment effects. #CancerCare #ClinicalTrials

Patient navigation services were found to increase screening and follow-up rates for breast and cervical cancer compared to usual care. ja.ma/45xP9p7

Following the Government’s commitment to developing a National Cancer Plan for England, we want to help ensure it delivers the key changes for those affected by cancer. Read Carol, Lucy, Ali and Alfred’s stories to see what the right plan could achieve👉 cruk.ink/3V4GfJA #TurningPointForCancer

“Women’s health continues to be ignored, underfunded and sidelined. Too many women still die from preventable causes or live in poor health,” Gates said in a statement. “That must change.” #WomensHealth #Pinks www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

🆕 The EORTC 2024 Annual Report is out now! We are proud to share a year of progress in independent, patient-centred #CancerResearch, powered by collaboration and innovation. Explore our highlights, new scientific strategy, and vision for the future. 🔗 www.eortc.org/blog/2025/06... #Oncology

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

Preprint servers are strugging with an influx of AI content. "How do you do quality assurance while keeping things relatively light touch so the system doesn’t collapse on itself?" by Traci Watson | @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hear how the IDEA program shaped the careers of early-career oncologists in LMICs. Gain mentorship, networking, global collaboration and more. Special Quality Improvement (QI) mentorship opportunity available as well! Apply by September 30th: brnw.ch/21wUSSl

📰New @uiccofficial.bsky.social International Journal of Cancer study by K. Taylor et al. for @qol.eortc.org & @eortc.org Head & Neck Cancer (HNC) Group: 68% of long-term HNC survivors face moderate–severe toxicities. Insights can guide patient info & survivorship care. doi.org/10.1002/ijc.... #QoL

⏰ Last call! Nominate someone making a difference in Indigenous cancer research or community care for the new #CCRC2025 awards. 🏅 Community Project Award 🏅 Cancer Research Award 🗓️Deadline: August 17 Make a nomination today: www.ccra-acrc.ca/ccra-awards/

A new study from @lshtm.bsky.social we funded has revealed a 92-percentage point gap in 10-year survival between the most & least deadly cancers. It's vital the National Cancer Plan for England transforms cancer care & boosts survival across all cancer types. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In a Comment article for Nature, Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science. #Academicsky 🧪

Most viewed this week from JAMA Oncology: A deep learning #AI model showed improved accuracy over existing biomarkers in predicting immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment response in advanced non-small cell lung #cancer patients. ja.ma/4msNgj2#AI

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