💬 “TRANSCEND-XR is a possibility of changing people’s lives.” Paulo Alves, Senior Researcher, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Paulo leads Work Package 6 - exploring the ethical, sociocultural, and policy implications of using extended reality (XR) in healthcare.

💡“We’ve seen the clinical need. We recognise there’s a population with unmet needs, and this project has the potential not only to identify them but also to enable patients to address them — and for us, as healthcare professionals, to support them.” Professor Joanne Reid, Queen’s University Belfast

💡 “Maybe the intervention is amazing, but if the costs are too high, then how can we ever implement it?” – Justine Fleur van der Feen, Research Consultant, PredictBy. 🎥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞.

As part of TRANSCEND-XR, Dr. Anna Patrikidou, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Institut Gustave Roussy 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙉𝙎𝘾𝙀𝙉𝘿-𝙓𝙍 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙨.

🌍 “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.” Prof. Josephine Hegarty, School of Nursing & Midwifery, UCC

🎯 𝐀𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝟏 𝐈𝐝𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐠𝐞 - 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫, Erasmus MC, and her team are starting from the ground up.They are listening to survivors' needs to understand what is really bothering them about the late effects of cancer and in which areas they want more support.

🌐 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐃-𝐗𝐑 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 Today, on 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑫𝒂𝒚, we’re taking a small but meaningful step: launching the official website of TRANSCEND-XR. Our website is the starting point for: ✔️ Learning more about the project ✔️ Meeting the team ✔️ Discovering how to get involved

What if extended reality could become a lifeline for young cancer survivors? That’s the mission behind TRANSCEND‑XR - a Horizon Europe–funded project aiming to co-create a powerful digital platform for adolescents and young adults recovering from testicular cancer.

🌍 Across Europe, 15 partners are working together to transform cancer survivorship TRANSCEND-XR brings together experts in clinical care, research, XR and advocacy — united to support young testicular cancer survivors. #HorizonEU #DigitalHealth #TRANSCEND-XR

Hello Bluesky! We are #TRANSCEND-XR, a Horizon Europe project exploring how XR can support young testicular cancer survivors. Follow us for updates and insights! #HorizonEurope #DigitalHealth #EUResearch #EUCancerMission #EUResearch

🚀Introducing TRANSCEND-XR ✨A new EU-funded project supporting adolescents and young adults who’ve survived testicular cancer. 🌍With 15 partners in 12 countries, we’re working to improve quality of life and set new standards for digital health in cancer survivorship. #EUHealth #XR #CancerSupport #AYA