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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣Are you a cancer patient, survivor, or caregiver in Canada? The MOHCCN's Patient Working Group wants to hear from you. 📝Your response will help shape the research priorities for the next round of the Patient Voices in Research Initiative. 🔗 Take the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T3TZNZ5

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and #OrangeShirtDay are an opportunity to reflect on the tragic legacy of residential schools and the resilience of Indigenous communities. TFRI is committed to working with these communities to ensure our research improves the lives of all Canadians. 🧡

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Different communities. Diverse perspectives. One shared vision: Bringing new hope to patients across Canada.🍁 We asked MOHCCN Consortium Leads what the $80M investment from the federal government means for their regions and the communities they serve. Scroll through to hear what they had to say. ➡️

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Marathon Continues. The Government of Canada has announced $80M for the next phase of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network, catalyzing up tp $160M with matching funds. We’re getting closer to finishing what Terry started, but there’s more to do. The next phase starts today.

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🍁👏 The Team Canada of Cancer Research laced up and showed up this Sunday🍁👏 A special thank you to all the MOHCCN patients, researchers, clinicians, and administrators who came out to fundraise, run, volunteer, and cheer each other on this weekend!

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Digital Health & Discovery Platform @dhdp-ca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

@terryfoxresearch.bsky.social (TFRI) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada are excited to announce the first cohort of projects for the Digital Health Innovation Fund (DHIF), a national funding program led by TFRI’s Digital Health & Discovery Platform (DHDP). buff.ly/d1oNYWp

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Digital Health & Discovery Platform @dhdp-ca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

@terryfoxresearch.bsky.social (IRTF) et Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada (ISDE) sont ravis d’annoncer la première cohorte de projets du Fonds d’innovation en santé numérique (FISN), un programme national de financement dirigé par la Plateforme DHDP de l’IRTF. buff.ly/oqhDBce

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🍀“Together we can change the statistics for pancreatic cancer. Let’s create a world filled with four-leaf clovers!”🍀 Read Kathy’s story and learn more about how the MOHCCN is working to advance precision medicine and improve outcomes for people with hard-to-treat cancers. tinyurl.com/ydaz9pfv

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants support ambitious teams tackling complex issues in cancer research. This is the kind of bold, collaborative research your support makes possible.   Learn where bold research can lead: impact.terryfox.org

A researcher wearing glasses, a medical mask, an orange tshirt, and a lab coat in a laboratory looks over a table of lab equipment. Text reads, "Turning cancer's toughest questions into breakthroughs."

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today’s new researchers could shape tomorrow’s cancer breakthroughs. 🙌✨   Terry Fox New Investigator Awards give extraordinary early-career researchers support to pursue bold ideas that advance how we understand and treat cancer. ❤️ Meet the researchers you’re helping fund: impact.terryfox.org

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The @marathonofhope.bsky.social 2025/26 by the numbers: 🌟 54 member institutions  🧬 16,000+ patients contributing data  ❤️ 1,500+ patients whose treatment was shaped by Network-funded genomic testing  🔬 200 research projects   Discover what you’re making possible: impact.terryfox.org

Two scientists, both wearing glasses and lab coats and with their hair in ponytails, lean against a counter in a research lab. Text reads, "what can happen when Canada's cancer researchers work together?"

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On September 1, 1980, Terry was forced to end his #MarathonOfHope. Although he didn’t complete his run, Terry’s dream continued.   Today, you’re helping finish what he started. Read our 2026 Impact Report and discover what your support is making possible: impact.terryfox.org

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

👟🍁 3 WEEKS TO GO!👟🍁 The Terry Fox Run is just over 3 weeks away and Terry Fox-funded research teams have raised $73,724! Haven’t joined the challenge yet? Get started today: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Bryan Adams’ new song, The Ballad of Terry Fox, is a beautiful tribute to Terry’s perseverance, hope, and enduring legacy. Terry believed in the power of research to end the suffering caused by cancer. That belief continues to fuel the work we do today.

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Bryan Adams - The Ballad of Terry Fox (from the film ‘Run Terry Run’)

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🍁"Scientific expertise and patient expertise are not competing perspectives. They are complementary ones.“🍁 Read the latest Network Voices piece by our Patient Working Group to hear how they helped shape Phase 1 and what genuine partnership can make possible: tinyurl.com/4a5n4yxw

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🍁“My own cancer journey gave me a new perspective on the Network’s mission”: A Q&A with Eileen Bruce, project coordinator and patient partner for the Marathon of Hope - Atlantic Cancer Consortium🍁 Read the full story: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-...

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

👟🟣 The Terry Fox Run is just around the corner and there’s still time to join the Terry Fox Run Challenge! 👟🟣 Over the past 10 years, Terry Fox-funded researchers have raised nearly $1.2 million for cancer research in Canada! Learn how your team can take up the challenge: tinyurl.com/2rydm3n6

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

📺 ICYMI: All seminars in our Patient Voices in Research Initiative Series are available to watch now! 📺 Check out the complete recordings to learn more about this vital patient-directed research: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-...

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Patient Voices in Research initiative recipients share their results with the Network

This spring, research teams funded through MOHCCN’s Patient Voices in Research Initiative presented the results of their projects to the Network in a series of seminars.

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Terry Fox research community pays tribute to Dr. Carol Cass, pioneering scientist, leader, and architect of TFRI www.tfri.ca/updates/news...

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Terry Fox research community pays tribute to Dr. Carol Cass

The Terry Fox Research Institute’s (TFRI) leadership and research community are mourning the loss of Dr. Carol Cass, a pioneering Can...

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

For patients with advanced ovarian cancer, a simple test can identify who is likely to benefit from targeted therapy—yet many in Canada still can't access it. A new study, funded through a MOHCCN Patient Voices in Research Award, explores why. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3r6r825k

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Digital Health & Discovery Platform @dhdp-ca.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Data helps #precisionmedicine target therapies for success. Learn more in our first 'Data in Action' story #AIAppreciationDay #DataAnalytics #braincancer

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

2025 MOHCCN Clinician Scientist awardee, Dr. Teresa Purzner is developing new tools to better understand and tackle recurrence. www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/our-research... @queensuresearch.bsky.social

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Investigating biomarkers of migration and predictors of recurrence in glioblastoma

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest cancers, with a median survival rate of less than 15 months. Even after intensive treatment, the disease almost always returns. We're highlighting some of the Terry Fox-funded researchers working to change what’s possible for people facing glioblastoma.

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Dr. Rodney J. Ouellette has made invaluable contributions to MOHCCN since the Network’s inception. Congratulations, Dr. Ouellette, on your appointment to the Canadian Senate.

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Join us in celebrating Peter Mothe and Erin Jackson as they step into new communications leadership positions at TFRI. 👏👏👏

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

TFRI and @marathonofhope.bsky.social are proud to congratulate Dr. Morag Park on her appointment as President and Scientific Director of the Gairdner Foundation. Learn more about Dr. Park's contributions to the TFRI community and Canadian cancer research: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

June is Cancer Survivors Month: What do cancer survivors wish researchers knew? Kirsten Efremov, three-time cancer survivor and MOHCCN Patient Working Group member, shared with us why meaningful engagement goes beyond asking for patient input—it means listening and acting on what patients tell you.

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Cancer Immunotherapy Month: How gut bacteria influence immunotherapy outcomes Clinician Scientist Awardee Dr. Bertrand Routy shows microbiome differences may explain varied lung cancer immunotherapy response, enabling better prediction and microbiome-guided care. Learn more: tinyurl.com/muddje4n

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🍁📈Final Phase I Dashboard Update: Target exceeded!🍁📈 With MOHCCN Phase I now closed, we’re proud to share that we surpassed our original goal of 15k cases! Together, we've built a resource that will benefit cancer research and patients for years to come. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

Thermometer showing that we have now reached 16,766 cases with genomic & clinical data.

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"Survivor" is a powerful word, but it doesn't tell the whole story. Kirsten Efremov, 3-time cancer survivor and MOHCCN Patient Working Group member, sat down with us to share what she wishes people understood beyond the label "cancer survivor." Visit the MOHCCN Patient Hub: tinyurl.com/wkmy7fma

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

June is Cancer Immunotherapy Month. Immunotherapy is one of the most promising areas of oncology research today and could transform how cancer is treated. TFRI invests in world-class immunotherapy research to help advance life-changing discoveries. Learn more: www.tfri.ca/about-cancer...

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🧫 What if doctors could test cancer drugs on a patient's tumour before choosing a treatment? 🧫 Read the full Q&A with Dr. Robert Grant to learn how organoid-based drug testing could help improve treatment options for pancreatic cancer patients: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-...

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🔬 Tracking how glioblastoma evolves to outsmart treatment 🔬 With a MOHCCN Clinician-Scientist Award, Dr. Ana Nikolic found that DNA regulatory regions change predictably as tumours recur, revealing how GBM resists therapy. Read the full Q&A to learn more about this project: tinyurl.com/ms8tzemt

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Research informs care—and care informs research Over the last 5 years, MOHCCN-funded projects have brought precision oncology and new hope to patients nationwide. The lessons learned along the way are informing care for the future, creating a virtuous cycle of growth. @marathonofhope.bsky.social

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Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

May is Cancer Research Month Terry Fox believed research could save lives. That’s why TFRI provides funding to world-class cancer research and initiatives like the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network and the Digital Health & Discovery Platform.

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🦠Could the microbiome help determine how patients respond to immunotherapy?🦠 MOHCCN Clinician-Scientist awardee Dr. Bertrand Routy has identified a lung bacterium that may promote tumour growth and impact treatment response. Learn more: tinyurl.com/muddje4n

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Digital Health & Discovery Platform @dhdp-ca.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Hear from investigator, Parsa Bagherzadeh on how AI can automate the reporting process for surgical pathology results, correctly identifying features for faster decisions on treatment options. vimeo.com/1148674915?f...

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Digital Health & Discovery Platform @dhdp-ca.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

One project funded by @marathonofhope.bsky.social used #ML to analyze imaging, clinical and genomic data to accelerate #precisiononcology for melanoma. www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/our-research... @McGill.ca @rimuhc.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🛡️ MOHCCN researchers may have uncovered why some breast cancers keep immune cells out 🛡️ Immunotherapy has reshaped cancer care, but some tumours block immune cells. MOHCCN researchers in Nova Scotia found THSD4 helps stop T cells entering HR+ breast cancer tumours. Learn more: tinyurl.com/d48m8byz

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

💡Investigating why some cases of basal cell carcinoma become aggressive: A Q&A with Dr. Philippe Lefrançois💡 Funded through the Network’s Clinician-Scientist Award, Dr. Lefrançois and his team uncovered a novel pathway linked to Canada’s most common cancer. Read more: tinyurl.com/mwvfszaw

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

📺 Missed the last event in our Patient Voices in Research seminar series? The recording is now available, along with all four events in the series. 📺 Watch all the events and discover more seminars showcasing life-changing cancer research from experts across Canada: tinyurl.com/2mk9zb4d

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The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network is a bold vision led by The Terry Fox Research Institute and The Terry Fox Foundation with support from dozens of research and funding partners across Canad...

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🩺 Could immunotherapy work for more pancreatic cancer patients than previously believed? 🩺 A new study by Network researchers at Dalhousie University suggests that immunotherapy could be beneficial for at least a subset of people with pancreatic cancer. Learn more: tinyurl.com/43aes97p

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Curious how precision oncology drugs are approved for reimbursement in Canada? How we can help patients learn about their disease? How fitness plans can improve outcomes for rare blood cancers? Join the last Patient Voices in Research Seminar. Register now 👉 tinyurl.com/raxekckd More info 👇

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

📣 Don't miss the last event in our Patient Voices in Research Initiative Seminar Series 📣 🩺 Patient Voices in Research Initiative (pt. 4) 📅 Thursday, May 14, 2026 ⌚ 12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET / 4 pm AT / 4:30pm NT 📝 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cdc76d...

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🍁 What it really takes to build a national cancer research resource 🍁 5 years ago, we set out to build Canada’s largest and most comprehensive cancer resource. While we achieved our goal (and even exceeded it!), getting there wasn't straightforward! Here's what we learned: tinyurl.com/5n6dmykr

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

📣 This Wednesday and Thursday! 📣 Our Patient Voices in Research Initiative Seminar Series continues this week. Discover innovative cancer research and join meaningful conversations with patients, survivors, and caregivers. 📝Register now: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/researcher-h...

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

🍁Vous avez manqué le Forum pan-canadien des patients de ce dimanche ?🍁 L'enregistrement complet est maintenant disponible ! Vous pouvez également accéder à des ressources élaborées par notre Groupe de travail des patients, et en savoir plus sur le MOHCCN et ses initiatives. tinyurl.com/yt958ekh

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

📆 Mark your calendars-We’ve got a full line-up of Patient Working Group-led events happening this May! 📅 All events are free, virtual, and open to anyone interested in learning more about precision oncology. Learn more below 🔽🧵 Stay tuned more MOHCCN events to be announced soon!

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

There’s one question that almost every patient that walks into Dr. Amy Trottier's blood cancer clinic in Halifax asks: why me? As she explains in our latest Network Voices piece, the answer is increasingly found in an unexpected place: their family tree. Read now ▶️: tinyurl.com/5fu6p6f3

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

📆 Mark your calendars! 📅 MOHCCN has an exciting line-up of events featuring patient-centred initiatives and conversations. 🍁Pan-Canadian Patient Forum (EN & FR): tinyurl.com/57ajx95z 🧬Patient Voices in Research Initiative Seminar Series: tinyurl.com/2mk9zb4d 🧵Learn more in thread

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