The ACCESS Indigenous Research Circle led a community-engaged workshop to gather insights on priorities in the care and wellbeing of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children, families, and communities affected by childhood cancer. Share you priorities here: https://ow.ly/I4iX50YH9ya

So proud of all my @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social students presenting their work today at #MCHRD @macupediatrics.bsky.social research day!

Feeling hopeful about the future of care for children with cancer in Canada at the @access-acces.bsky.social AGM

An amazing and humble leader in our field. #childhoodcancer www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Check out our latest article - showing that generally neither distance from treating centre nor household income impacted survival for children with solid tumours in Canada onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @access-acces.bsky.social @c17council.bsky.social

Great story about what it’s like as a parent living through #childhoodcancer

This is amazing news! I can’t wait to see how we will integrate this into care! (Read the whole thread)! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🧡 Join the Access Indigenous Research Circle Workshop at #CCRC2025! 📅 Sun, Nov 2 | 🕐 12:15 PM MT A space for Indigenous-led dialogue on research, healing, and community. ccra-acrc.ca/conference/p... #IndigenousHealth #C17Council #PediatricCancer

Grateful to have been able to look up to this amazing woman who demonstrated you could follow your passion, teach the world and advocate for change while leading with empathy, grace and kindness

We need sustained federal funding for #childhoodcancer in Canada @access-acces.bsky.social @c17council.bsky.social

When families face #childhoodcancer it can be so difficult to take in everything you’re hearing. For #FirstNations families, it can be much worse. That’s why the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario helped create this video youtu.be/_Sekbve94lk

Please take the time to read my latest on the lessons we can learn from those who resisted the Nazis. What was the spark that separated those who resisted from those who went along with tyranny? We need to learn how to build resistance in this dark age. charlieangus.substack.com/p/be-that-gu...

Be kind to each other and keep strong in these unprecedented times.

Canada has human rights obligations under Jordan’s Principle and recent delays and clawbacks are keeping First Nations and Inuit children in poverty and less healthy than non-Indigenous children. This is a national emergency must be treated with the urgency it deserves. www.leahgazan.ca/jp_letter

Now that the election is done, it's time to regain momentum and keep the commitment to #pharmacare. Op-ed by @danyaalraza.com and I in the @hilltimes.com. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Did you know that the lives of 1.8 million children within low- and middle-income countries could be saved if they had the same access to resources as the richest 20% of the population in their countries? Learn more: bit.ly/43f3YLY

In the world of pediatric oncology, hope often hinges on access. The STEP-1 program, a national initiative supported by ACCESS, aims to dismantle these barriers by ensuring that no child is denied a potentially life-saving clinical trial due to distance or cost. Read story here: ow.ly/laFs50VIOQo

Dr Kaitlyn Howden our PedsHemeOnc fellow @macupediatrics.bsky.social presented her important work using #PROMs for oral vs IV chemo in #childhoodcancer #neuroonc low grade glioma

today is the National Day for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. I created this mini guide as a resource to increase awareness, share education, and provide links to resources to get involved. #MMIW #MMIR #NoMoreStolenRelatives

Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands. Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.

Hot off the press 🗞️ The latest issue of the ACCESS Newsletter is here, packed with top stories you wouldn't want to miss! Read full ACCESS Newsletter here: ow.ly/kqlP50VJ0bS #PediatricCancer #CancerCare

Me too @matthewgreen.bsky.social

A new study showing decreased survival rates among pediatric cancer patients in conflict-regions highlights a need for novel multidisciplinary interventions to confront the challenges associated with political instability and violent conflict. Read more: ow.ly/qNpp50VrZmf

McMaster Child Health Research Day welcomed 400+ participants, 160+ studies, 8 departments, & a breadth of research from basic science to AI, impacts of Covid, climate change & everything in between. Our research community is prolific & impactful, and it was a pleasure to celebrate & learn together.

So thrilled to have @drcchambers.bsky.social join us for the keynote @macupediatrics.bsky.social #MCHRD today - sharing insights on how to turn our work into change that can impact care

Canada now has a national school food program now that all provinces and territories have inked funding deals with Ottawa, by @davemcginn.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com   @chsfcanada.bsky.social

Important message from ACCESS - the Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium

Devestating

The world feels like a rapidly unravelling dystopia. Everyone is being threatened at once so we all retreat to protect our self interest, and ignore the way others are being threatened. We need to still stand up for each other, together.

The world feels like a rapidly unravelling dystopia. Everyone is being threatened at once so we all retreat to protect our self interest, and ignore the way others are being threatened. We need to still stand up for each other, together.

Next Tuesday @oniblackstock.bsky.social will be joining @macupediatrics.bsky.social to discuss ‘Resisting Backlash to Progress: Planting Seeds for a Just Future’ - if you’re feeling lost in the world of advocacy in the current climate, consider joining healthsci.mcmaster.ca/events/facul...

Next Tuesday @oniblackstock.bsky.social will be joining @macupediatrics.bsky.social to discuss ‘Resisting Backlash to Progress: Planting Seeds for a Just Future’ - if you’re feeling lost in the world of advocacy in the current climate, consider joining healthsci.mcmaster.ca/events/facul...

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

When Elon was a kid, survival for ALL, the most common childhood cancer, was <10% Now it’s >90% due to funded collaboratives (high indirect costs) whose work ultimately SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR. For other cancers there’s still so much progress to be made. I think it’s worth it.

Also this…

The world can be overwhelming, but I think #RestAndResist fits…

American health workers looking to relocate? Doorway to practice medicine in Canada 🇨🇦 We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...

🗣️ Language matters in healthcare. New research highlights how language-discordant encounters—when patients/caregivers & clinicians can't communicate in the same preferred language—can lead to poorer care, increased risks & exclusion from research ⬇️ @staceymarj.bsky.social

Excited to see ideas turn into action for #childhoodcancer through ACCESS. Reports of ongoing work at our 2nd AGM over the next couple days! www.accessforkidscancer.ca/wp-content/u...

Excited to see this collaborative work published @jennyruizmd.bsky.social & team! In #HamOnt @macupediatrics.bsky.social many of our families need language support. doi.org/10.1002/pbc....

Just published: Our Canadian collaboration demonstrated no clear association between Socioeconomic Factors & Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Outcomes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #childhoodcancer #pedhemeonc #healthequity @c17council.bsky.social

Excited to see this collaborative work published @jennyruizmd.bsky.social & team! In #HamOnt @macupediatrics.bsky.social many of our families need language support. doi.org/10.1002/pbc....

"it is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world."

Love this #HamOnt story www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Race is not a biological category that naturally produces health disparities because of genetic differences. Race is a political category that has staggering biological consequences because of the impact of social inequality on people’s health.” — Dorothy E. Roberts, Fatal Intervention (pp 11)

We found that almost 40% of 12-21 year old females are iron deficient. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... I’ve been asked how this is possible evolutionarily. I have a few thoughts. 🧵

Out-of-pocket health expenditure of 10% or more of their household budget is placing 1 in 8 people worldwide at risk of poverty.​ Governments must adequately invest in #HealthForAll and protect people – particularly the most vulnerable among us – from high health spending. ​ bit.ly/3OGl5hA

Amazing work by amazing colleagues. This will change the game for #childhoodcancer