New Review on #CancerVaccines: John Haanen and colleagues highlight insights from recent clinical trials and discuss critical factors for optimization, with a focus on proxies for efficacy, #neoantigen selection, modular platforms and early intervention www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"I have stage four cancer – there will be no cure, but death isn’t necessarily imminent: this is how it feels to live in the long middle" www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Disruption and uncertainty in the US are leading many clinical trials to consider other countries for participation. How is the research landscape changing—and why are some places making a major play for trials fleeing the US? https://bit.ly/3ZFoLG4

REMINDER: Call for nominations for @cancersociety.bsky.social Advisory Council on Research (ACOR). We’re looking for #researchers and people with lived or living #cancer experience to join our ACOR and help guide #research programs and priorities. Deadline is Feb 27. Nominate here: is.gd/sMS7iN

Don’t talk science, play science: translate your data into music to improve its reach www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@cancersociety.bsky.social -funded research is changing how people with #cancer are treated worldwide. We’re proud to see @myesmo.bsky.social #ClinicalPracticeGuideline update recommending structured exercise for people with #ColonCancer. Learn more about this @cctg.bsky.social trial: is.gd/ojV6cY

Canada’s largest cancer research tumour bank moves to new home at KHSC kingstonhsc.ca/cancer-care/...

Should professors be forced to retire? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Cellular senescence in precancer lesions and early-stage cancers

Discovery of predictive biomarkers for cancer therapy through computational approaches. Great review in @natrevclinonc.nature.com from international team including Canadian representatives from @vectorinstitute.ai and @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Intake of food additive preservatives and incidence of cancer: results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Bridging the gap in lung cancer: A comprehensive global strategy for change www.ejcancer.com/article/S095...

Enhancing Clinical Cancer Research Through Sharing of Data and Biospecimens jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

Canadian Prostate Cancer Trends in the Context of PSA Screening Guideline Changes. More prostate cancer cases diagnosed at stage 4 in recent years. www.mdpi.com/3612656

Great piece on @healthydebate.bsky.social on the potential of vibe coding to transform health informatics and improve health system efficiency. healthydebate.ca/2025/11/topi...

David Cameron receives treatment and backs calls for NHS screening. More than 100 MPs urge Streeting to approve prostate cancer screening. Helpful explainer from @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Microbubble-enhanced transcranial focused ultrasound with temozolomide for patients with high-grade glioma (BT008NA): a multicentre, open-label, phase 1/2 trial in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social. Exciting work led by team from @sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A deliverable national cancer control plan for the UK: lessons from abroad and the need for discipline at home - The Lancet Oncology www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#ESMO25: 177Lu-PSMA-617 with ADT plus ARPI showed PFS benefit in hormone-sensitive #ProstateCancer (#HSPC) but no improvement seen with 177Lu-PSMA-617 vs docetaxel in castration-resistant prostate cancer (#mCRPC) after ARPI. #ESMODailyReporter ➡️ https://ow.ly/2C0e50XeAoj#ESMO25#ProstateCancer

Men with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations should get annual #ProstateCancer screening. The IMPACT trial finds BRCA1 carriers are 3 times more likely to have aggressive prostate cancers than non-carriers. Results from the international trial shared at @myesmo.bsky.social www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...

“Fragmentomics” has opened new opportunities in noninvasive cancer diagnostics. Excellent review in @cp-cancercell.bsky.social by Dennis Lo of #CUHKMedicine www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...

"I find it very, very difficult to think that just because people have a certain kind of privilege they can be treated. It's unfair," Sir Steve McQueen in a new call for targeted prostate cancer testing in the UK www.bbc.com/news/article.... We need to do better in Canada too.

All fluffed up: why modern balls are sparking injury worries and frustration in tennis. Great piece by @tumcarayol.bsky.social. Not all tennis balls are equal. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Quantitative assessment of the radon (222Rn) decay product 210Pb in human toenails as a sensitive measure of personalized long-term radon gas exposure history. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Important research from @ucalgarymed.bsky.social funded by @cancersociety.bsky.social

Another great piece by @caulfieldtim.bsky.social this time on UPFs - however we’re defining them thewalrus.ca/sure-ultra-p...

Niraparib and abiraterone acetate plus prednisone for HRR-deficient metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer: a randomized phase 3 trial in @natmed.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New transatlantic cancer research funding! We're partnering with @ccsresearch.bsky.social to co-fund our Biology to Prevention Award, doubling the funding for collaborative UK and Canadian prevention research teams. Join our webinar on 28 October at 14:00 GMT to learn more: cruk.ink/46yjOBX

Metastases-directed therapy in addition to standard systemic therapy in oligometastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in Canada (GROUQ-PCS 9): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Health-care transitions for young people living beyond childhood and adolescent cancer: recommendations from the EU–CAYAS–NET consortium in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Tilly Norwood: how scared should we be of the viral AI ‘actor’? www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Early-onset colorectal cancer as an emerging disease of metabolic dysregulation in @natrevendo.nature.com bit.ly/3KyGwT0

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN: Do you know someone making a big impact in #cancer #research in Canada? Help us celebrate their work by nominating them for the 2025 @cancersociety.bsky.social Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research! Deadline to nominate: December 10, 2025 at 5 pm EST

Clinical trials gain intelligence go.nature.com/46HLHci

‘I was told I had two weeks to live’ – why are so many young, fit, non-smoking women getting lung cancer? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The landscape of microbial associations in human cancer | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

UHN has successfully completed two Neuralink brain implant surgeries. This marks a major advancement in neurosurgery and unlocks new possibilities for spinal cord injury patients, helping them access new functions and regain independence. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3V5QYDE

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States, and the incidence of advanced disease is increasing rapidly. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

NHS may struggle to cope with more than 6 million predicted new cases over next 15 years, study shows www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The silent epidemic: the pros and cons of screening for prostate cancer www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

Ontario cancer survivor celebrates birthday by paying for patients’ hospital parking | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1133098...

Rethinking relief: Targeting sensory neurons to combat cancer and pain: Cancer Cell www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...

How Your Diet Influences Your Colorectal Cancer Risk www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/w...

Need to write a Letter of Support but don’t know where to get started? We’ve created this resource for you if you’re a patient partner and you’ve been asked to write a Letter of Support for a researcher or research team. Link: pxphub.org/a-resource-f...

Elderly people being excluded from medical research in UK, charities warn www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Policy Corner by Abdullah H. Ishaque, MD, PhD, Abdi Aidid, JD, LLM, and Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD: Lessons from the Failure of Canada’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act nejm.ai/4ekfI3Q @gelarehzadeh.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky

Liver cancer cases are projected to double, but more than half could be preventable www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...