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Children's Cancer CoLab

@cccolab.bsky.social
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We’re uniting Australia's leading researchers, clinicians and healthcare professionals to fast-track groundbreaking discoveries from the lab to the clinic. Our efforts aim to benefit our youngest cancer patients and their families in Australia and beyond.

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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
As we say goodbye to Bluesky, we want to thank everyone who supported and engaged with us here. We’d love to stay connected with you on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. #CCCoLab #ChildrensCancerCoLab
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
CoLab is funding $770,000 for two biobanks - Monash Children’s Cancer Biobank & the Hudson Institute Living Biobank, helping researchers access high-quality samples and develop safer treatments. Read story here - tinyurl.com/banking-on-a... @hudsonresearch.bsky.social #ChildrensCancer #Biobank
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🗞️The October edition of CoLab Connect is out now! Read it here: tinyurl.com/ymrr9krz Learn about our new partnerships with: ✅Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute ✅Redkite Subscribe to receive future editions: www.cccolab.org.au/stay-informed #PaediatricOncology #ChildrensCancer
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
CoLab has launched a nationally focused Survivorship Reference Group to address the real challenges families face, including emotional and physical wellbeing, educational barriers, financial strain, and social reconnection. www.cccolab.org.au/news-stories... #ChildhoodCancer #Survivorship
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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 23/10/2025
We are thrilled to be partners with the @cccolab.bsky.social and are looking forward to working together to improve outcomes for children with cancer.
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
We welcome Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute as Children's Cancer CoLab’s 9th research partner: www.cccolab.org.au/news-stories... @onjcri.org.au @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social #ChildhoodCancer #Leukaemia
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Children's Cancer CoLab and Redkite are joining forces to help transform survivorship care for childhood cancer survivors across Australia. Learn more: www.cccolab.org.au/news-stories/colab-redkite-partnership #ChildhoodCancer #AdolescentCancer #Survivorship #SurvivorshipCare #PaediatricOncology
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗢𝗡 – 𝟭𝟳 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Researchers and Clinicians! There's still time to apply for Children's Cancer CoLab funding. $4 million is available in our 2025-2026 funding round. www.cccolab.org.au/grant-fundin... @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social @onjcri.org.au
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
2-year fellowship $250,000 for clinician-researcher to accelerate breakthroughs in #BoneMarrowFailureSyndromes & #PaediatricOncology. Close 17 Oct 2025. 🔗https://www.cccolab.org.au/impact-programs/cccolab-mrv-fellowship #ChildhoodCancer @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
We're still seeking #childhoodcancer survivors and family members to join our advisory committee - Australia-wide! Complete our Patient and Family Advisory Committee application form today: tinyurl.com/mr5kyanz Share this post with your networks across Australia. More details below 👇
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
🗞️The September edition of CoLab Connect is out now! Read it here: tinyurl.com/4t9sjndx Learn about our activities during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, including: ✅$6.6 million in childhood cancer research funding ✅Recap of our first CoLab Connect Meetup #CCCoLab #CancerResearchFunding
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
As #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth closes, we're reflecting on an incredible month of progress and connection. Thanks to our researchers, clinicians, partners, families, and supporters. Together, your collective dedication and collaboration drive breakthroughs that matter. #CCAM25 #ChildhoodCancer
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Today we celebrate #WorldCancerResearchDay – a time to recognise and honour the people, organisations & communities working tirelessly to improve outcomes for children & adolescents affected by #cancer #Sept24th #WCRD #ChildhoodCancer #PaediatricOncology #ChildhoodCancerAwareness #MedicalResearch
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Researchers and clinicians! You have less than one month to submit your applications for Children's Cancer CoLab funding. Don't miss this opportunity to accelerate your childhood and adolescent cancer research. Applications close 17 October. See the original post below for more details.
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Board update: Thank you to The Hon. Jaala Pulford as she steps down from the @cccolab.bsky.social Board, and a warm welcome to Bernadette McDonald. Jaala’s vision, advocacy, & compassion inspired our team and partners. Bernadette joins the Board with extensive health executive experience.
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Thrilled by the incredible turnout at our first CoLab Connect Meetup! Over 80 people from our community came together for childhood cancer research & collaboration. Thanks to RSM Australia for making this possible. @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Children’s Cancer CoLab & Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision are proud to announce the launch of a new Clinician-Researcher Fellowship. Apply today & share post. www.cccolab.org.au/impact-progr... #ChildhoodCancerResearch #BoneMarrowFailureSyndromes @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
We’re seeking #consumers to review patient-focused sections of grant applications. Training & support provided. Make a difference for #childhoodcancer - complete application form: tinyurl.com/mr5kyanz #ConsumerReviewers #GrantApplications #PatientVoices #CancerResearch #AdolescentCancer
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Calling all researchers and clinicians! $4M in funding is now open across our #Next-GenTherapies, #SaferTherapies and #FutureLeaders programs. Help change outcomes for kids with cancer. Apps close 17 Oct 2025. Learn more + apply: www.cccolab.org.au/grant-fundin...
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre @petermaccc.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
@cccolab.bsky.social is helping Peter Mac's Professor Mark Dawson lead research to dramatically reduce the time children spend in isolation after a life-saving stem cell transplant thanks to a gene that acts like a turbo switch for the body’s infection-fighting cells. Read more - bit.ly/482DiRs
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
We've awarded $868k to Prof Mark Dawson, @petermaccc.bsky.social to lead a team improving T-cell recovery after stem cell transplants—crucial for protecting kids in the months after cancer treatment. Read more: www.cccolab.org.au/news-stories... #childhoodcancerawarenessmonth #StemCellTransplant
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴! Discover how to access $4m in Children's Cancer CoLab funding. Covers funding principles, criteria, application process, & grant conditions. 🎬https://youtu.be/72nnV4i5V_o?si=4titmIJsS2BOk6_6 @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We’re proud to award $1.76M to a world-class #genetics research program led by A/Prof Rachel Conyers at @mcri.bsky.social through our Safer Therapies Impact Program. 🔗Full story: www.cccolab.org.au/news-stories... #ChildhoodCancer #PaediatricOncology #Pharmacogenomics #ChildhoodCancerResearch #BMT
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Register for CoLab Connect Meetup – an evening of connection & collaboration in the childhood cancer community, supported by RSM Australia. 11 Sept | 5 – 7:30pm, Garden State Hotel, Melbourne. Register by 7 Sept: www.cccolab.org.au/event/colab-... @hudsonresearch.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
It’s going to be a big #GoldenSeptember2025. September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth; a time to support children, families, clinicians & researchers, & highlight the urgent need for progress. Watch for funding announcements, our first CoLabConnect in Melb & the opening of our 25-26 funding round
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Children’s Cancer CoLab funding applications open Mon 8 Sept. Sign up for announcements: www.cccolab.org.au/stay-informed @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social #researchfunding #paediatriconcology #childhoodcancerresearch
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Up to $3.85m available for #ChildhoodCancerResearch and #Fellowships. Applications open 8 Sept 2025. www.cccolab.org.au/grant-fundin... @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social #PaediatricOncology #Grants #ResearchFunding #Cancer
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀! Up to $4M in our 2025-26 funding round. Join our info session for insights into accessing Children's Cancer CoLab funding. 💻 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 12pm 1 September Register: www.cccolab.org.au/event/info-s... @hudsonresearch.bsky.social #Funding
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
On #InternationalYouthDay2025 we're highlighting the challenges that adolescents & young adults (AYAs) face after being diagnosed with #cancer, from navigating high school, friendships and identity, to transitioning into life after treatment. The impact goes beyond the physical. #AYACancer
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
This #NationalScienceWeek we're celebrating the future leaders of childhood cancer research - our Future Leader Fellows who are advancing research in the hardest-to-treat childhood cancers. #ScienceWeek #medulloblastoma #braincancer @monashuniversity.bsky.social @hudsonresearch.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🗞️CoLab Connect is out now! Read it here: tinyurl.com/2p9v87z9 In our latest edition: Funding information sessions start tomorrow Join us at our first CoLab Connect Meetup Funding applications open next month #ANZCHOG ASM 2025 reflections @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Join us - CoLab Connect Meetup, 11 Sept. Anyone working in, advocating for, or impacted by childhood cancer - students, clinicians, researchers, healthcare professionals, advocates, patients, & families invited. RSVP by 3 Sept at share.hsforms.com/17Wg8AHLwReW... @hudsonresearch.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
On National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day, we acknowledge the strength, resilience, & rich cultural heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their communities, and the challenges they face when navigating #childhoodcancer. #natsicd #snaicc
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
We're delighted to welcome Colbey Alderson to our Patient and Family Advisory Committee. Diagnosed with #Ewingssarcoma at age 10, Colbey has been cancer-free for 10+ years and is now a Registered Enrolled Nurse completing his Bachelor of Nursing. #Childhoodcancer #cancersurvivor #patientadvocacy
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Join one of our information sessions to gain key insights into accessing $3.5M of Children’s Cancer CoLab funding opportunities. www.cccolab.org.au/event/info-s... @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social #ChildhoodCancer
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Maryjo was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at 12yo. Tragically, her brother received the same diagnosis a year later and passed away in 2015. Maryjo uses her lived experience to advocate for children & families affected by sarcoma. #SarcomaAwarenessMonth25 #Osteosarcoma #sarcoma @anzsarcoma.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
📢CoLab Funding Alert out now! #Clinicians & #researchers, read: tinyurl.com/297vc6cc ✅Funding opportunities ✅Funding guidance & how to apply ✅25-26 funding timeline ✅Information sessions coming soon Subscribe: www.cccolab.org.au/stay-informed @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Our Board Director, Grant McArthur & CEO, Udani Reets, attended a productive meeting today to discuss #protontherapy with an impressive group of #cancer care leaders from Cancer Australia and @petermaccc.bsky.social. Proton therapy is a game-changer for treating #childhoodcancer. #PaediatricOncology
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🗞️CoLab Connect is out now! tinyurl.com/smw2pa29 In our latest edition: ✅$455k awarded for #paediatricbraincancer research ✅Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult #Cancer Ministerial Roundtable ✅Media coverage in the Herald Sun ✅Future Leaders Fellowship awarded #ChildhoodCancer #CancerResearch
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
As announced in yesterday’s Herald Sun, we're proud to award $455,900 to groundbreaking research at @monashuniversity.bsky.social led by Dr Iman Azimi, through our Next-Generation Therapies Impact Program. tinyurl.com/yhdsmf8n #BrainCancerResearch #Medulloblastoma #PaediatricCancer #ChildhoodCancer
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
As Cancer Survivors Month comes to a close, we recognise the strength and resilience of childhood cancer survivors and the importance of support that extends well beyond their diagnosis. Survivorship is a lifelong journey. We’re here for the long haul. #ChildhoodCancer #cancersurvivor #survivorship
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Our CEO, Dr Udani Reets, attended the Childhood, Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Ministerial Roundtable held by Cancer Australia in Canberra, 23 June. When we work together, we can accelerate discoveries from ideas to clinical applications faster than ever before. #Collaboration #ChildhoodCancer
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻? Our Safer Therapies Impact Program aims to transform the safety of childhood cancer therapies, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, stem cell transplant and emerging therapies. #ChildhoodCancer #PaediatricOncology
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🗞️CoLab Connect🗞️ Read: tinyurl.com/mra3vdn9 May 2025 edition: ✅#Survivorship & Living Well Roundtable ✅New partnership with Maddie Riewoldt's Vision ✅Next-Generation Therapies funding ✅Key funding dates for researchers & clinicians Subscribe: www.cccolab.org.au/stay-informed
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
📢 Attention #clinicians and #researchers working in #childhoodcancer! Are you interested in applying for one of our grants? Our funding timeline for 2025-26 is now available. To be notified of funding announcements, sign up for funding alerts: www.cccolab.org.au/stay-informed #PaediatricOncology
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Critical challenges remain in #childhoodcancer treatment efficacy and toxicity, long-term #survivorship, research infrastructure and workforce capacity. That's why we’re aiming to strategically invest $45m over 5 years to address the most urgent unmet needs in #paediatriconcology.
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
We're thrilled to announce that we're collaborating with Maddie Riewoldt's Vision to advance the fight against childhood cancer and Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes. Together, we're transforming hope into meaningful action for young patients and their families. 🔗 www.cccolab.org.au/news-stories...
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CCCoLab | Two forces unite in the fight against rare childhood diseases
Children's Cancer CoLab and Maddie Riewoldt's Vision have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate and share insights
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
When Sheila's 3yo daughter, Maya, began complaining about a sore tummy, Sheila never imagined the cause would be cancer. Though Maya beat cancer and is now 15, she continues to face daily health challenges from the treatments that saved her life. www.cccolab.org.au/news-stories... #ChildhoodCancer
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CCCoLab | A mother’s strength and daughter’s determination: a neuroblastoma childhood cancer story
When Sheila's three-year-old daughter complained about a sore tummy, Sheila never imagined it would be cancer.
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
🚨REMINDER: Registration for our Survivorship and Living Well Roundtable closes 15 May. Register soon to secure your spot and ensure your voice is heard! Details below 👇 #ChildhoodCancer #ChildrensCancer #CancerSurvivor #PaediatricOncology #CancerResearch
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Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
📢 Since 2024 we have awarded nearly $3m across 2 grants to accelerate next-generation precision medicine for #childhoodcancer. Read about this funding: tinyurl.com/msyujmft @hudsonresearch.bsky.social #childhoodcancerresearch #paediatriconcology #precisionmedicine
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