To our knowledge, this is the first funding program in Canada to be fully designed, delivered and adjudicated BY cancer patients FOR cancer patients.
Learn more about the groundbreaking research it will fund ▶️ bit.ly/4gvnE2g
Members of the #TeamCanadaOfCancerResearch met with the Hon. Mark Holland, Minister of Health.
It was an honour to share how the Network is uniting patients, researchers, clinicians and administrators from institutions across Canada to make Terry's dream a reality.
This week, the @marathonofhope team met with Government leaders and MPs from all parties in Ottawa to share the latest advancements in our journey toward transforming #CancerResearch and care in Canada. 🍁 1/2
The #TFRI10SM may be over, but we still have so many photos to share!
Here's the team that made it out to our traditional Scientific Meeting Terry Fox Run yesterday morning!
@tfri_research@TerryFoxCanada
The @marathonofhope is an innovative program like no other. It unites cancer centres, researchers, universities, patients & other partners, who are all working towards finding a cure to cancer. #TFRI10SM
A patient-centric approach at #TFRI10SM memorializing Terry’s dream. @tfri_research Delegates, a visit from to the Terry Fox legacy art project in the Toronto Music Garden is a must-see.
ICYMI: Our 2022/23 Impact Report highlights the incredible progress TFRI- and @marathonofhope-funded researchers are making toward achieving Terry's dream of a world without cancer. 🔬
Read the report to learn how we're making a difference, together. 🔗 tfri.ca/about/annual-report
Congratulations to TFRI-funded researchers Dr. @DavidMalkin1 and Dr. Trevor Pugh, as well as Dr. Raymond Kim, who have discovered a way to detect cancers earlier in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
Read the full story here: tfri.ca/updates/news/news-it…
We're trilled to announce that cancer patients and survivors and their caregivers and families will play an increasingly bigger role in shaping the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network with the official launch of the MOHCCN Patient Working Group! (🧵1/3)
Our Network has 26 members!
This unprecedented collaboration is accelerating precision medicine, so that one day every cancer patient in Canada can receive the right treatment at the right time for their particular cancer, no matter where they are. #TeamCanadaOfCancerResearch
Did you know you can now follow our progress through our data dashboard?
Updated monthly, our dashboard shows our Network's growth and our progress towards the creation of the MOHCCN Gold Cohort, the largest and most complete cancer case resource in 🇨🇦.
bit.ly/2K3eP3b
🇨🇦 Our Pan-Canadian Network keeps growing! 🇨🇦
🍁To date, we've signed membership agreements with 25 institutions from all 10 provinces
🍁 This number will grow with the expansion of our Pan-Canadian Cohorts Program
Together, we are creating the #TeamCanadaOfCancerResearch
Our spring issue of the Links E-Newsletter is out now! Read it here ▶️ bit.ly/linksspring2023.
To learn more about TFRI-funded research, sign up to receive future issues! ✉️ bit.ly/linksnews
While there is still a lot of work to be done to add tools to analyze that data in ways that will help cancer patients, the success of the Pathfinder Project sets the stage for the success of future Network operations.
🍁 Full story ▶️ bit.ly/3VF6qGn