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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network

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Inspired by Terry Fox, we're uniting patients, researchers, clinicians, administrators and donors from across Canada to accelerate precision medicine for the benefit of cancer patients. Led by the Terry Fox Research Institute and the Terry Fox Foundation

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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 4h
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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 4h
Is treatment working? Could it come back? For young people with Hodgkin lymphoma, uncertainty can be overwhelming. Dr. Tomohiro Aoki, a 2026 MOHCCN Clinician-Scientist Awardee, is developing a blood test to monitor treatment response and detect relapse earlier. Learn more: tinyurl.com/eskd7r68
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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 8h
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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 8h
🍁 Investing in future precision onocology leaders 🍁 MOHCCN is awarding $2.1 million to four outstanding early-career clinician-scientists through the 2026 Clinician-Scientist Awards. Read the full announcement: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-...
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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
📆One week left to have your say in the future of cancer research!📆 If you’ve received a cancer diagnosis in Canada or cared for someone who has, we want to hear what matters most to you! 🔗 Take the survey!: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T3TZNZ5 🔗 Participez au sondage!: www.surveymonkey.com/r/9FGQ2TS
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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Learn more about the Patient Voices in Research Initiative—a first-of-its-kind funding competition that puts people with lived experience at the centre of deciding which real-world gaps in precision oncology cancer researchers should address. www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-...
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New Terry Fox research program developed BY cancer patients FOR cancer patients supports ten teams addressing gaps and disparities in care, access, treatment
The program, known as the Patient Voices in Research initiative, will address current gaps in precision oncology identified by those closest to it: cancer patients, survivors and caregivers.
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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network @marathonofhope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📣Êtes-vous un patient atteint de cancer, un survivant ou un aidant naturel au Canada? Le Groupe de travail des patients du MOHCCN souhaite connaître votre avis. 🔗 Répondez au sondage: www.surveymonkey.com/r/9FGQ2TS
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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
Read the full announcement: www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-...
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Government of Canada invests $80 million to expand precision oncology across Canada through the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network
The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) and Terry Fox Foundation (TFF) welcome a new $80-million investment from the Government of Canada that will help expand access to precision oncology and acceler...
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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
Researcher in a lab coat in a research lab looking at a screen. Text reads, "Supporting the next generation of extraordinary research."
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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
In 2024, MOHCCN launched the Patient Voices in Research Initiative—a first-of-its-kind, patient-directed precision oncology research program. Learn how MOHCCN's Patient Voices in Research Initiative is helping put patient priorities at the centre of precision oncology research: tinyurl.com/4hj8ucyt
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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
We are especially pleased to report that every Network regional consortium reached or exceeded their case target! This tremendous achievement would not have been possible without the dedication and collaboration of researchers, clinicians, patients, and administrators across the country.
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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
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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
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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
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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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