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Next to nothing is known about cognitive impairment in #GIST patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as #Gleevec. Many affectionately call it #Gleevecbrain (in analogy to #chemobrain), but is this correct? Read on below.
“We were going into this with the hypothesis that perceived cognitive impairment would be correlated with the therapy that the patients were taking. But this was not the case,” said @A_Duensing. Learn more about cognitive impairments after cancer.
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The ICR's Professor Paul Workman, and researchers at @UniofOxford and @UNC, have made a breakthrough that could lead to drugs for chordoma – the rare bone cancer that killed Paul's mother.
Read more from Professor Workman⤵️
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Go to the link below to read @AACR ‘s entire statement.
Make sure to use the button at the very bottom of the statement to contact your state representatives!
#CancerResearch
The AACR is deeply concerned that the Administration’s recent actions are threatening NIH and its mission to accelerate progress for patients with cancer and other diseases that afflict millions of Americans. We urge Congress to restore stability to NIH: brnw.ch/21wQMO3
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#Cancer impacts every family and community, and it is time to #EndCancerAsWeKnowIt. My family and I have been overwhelmed by the support in the wake of this announcement whitehouse.gov/briefing-room… – thank you! I was at a loss for words, but I decided to share a 🧵: 1/
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Replying to @SteveBialickDO @TumorBoardTues @JTrentMDPhD @drjunaidarsh @MPishvaian @JohnEbbenMDPhD @bvantine1 @CureSarcoma @and_oncology @dileo_palma @BPicoMD @alegronchi @A_Duensing @saxotomy @wagsmd @CrisyRoland @mauriciofribei1 @AnkitmanglaMD @sarcomaconnect @DCalleMD @GistChile @nadiahindi83 @NamBuiMD @emilykeungMD @FabroniChiara @WinanvanHoudt @CelsoMello15 @PriscilaBCMD @SolangeSV @AimeeCragoMD @rutkowskip1972 @DrLaraDavis @nathanseligson @andrea_franza @LadySarcoma @SBonvalot @CamilaMartin0 @schoffski @chandrajitraut @stern_sydney @atenea_iralb @Finacruz2 @ejdavis25 @colectivogist @BrotoDr @DrAngelaLamarca @SarcomaAlliance @Liferaftgroup @ctosociety
July is sarcoma awareness month!!! "they" say it's rare but I disagree!! there are more sarcoma patients out there then reported. let's spread the word!!
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Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors and teams for this years race! There’s still plenty of time to register and join us on June 24th! runsignup.com/Race/PA/Alliso… #pittsburghcuresarcoma #pcsraceday2023 #letsfindacure
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Getting ready for tomorrow!!!
Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors and teams for this years race! There’s still plenty of time to register and join us on June 24th! runsignup.com/Race/PA/Alliso… #pittsburghcuresarcoma #pcsraceday2023 #letsfindacure
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Replying to @GinaDAmatoMD1 @SteveBialickDO @TumorBoardTues @JTrentMDPhD @drjunaidarsh @MPishvaian @JohnEbbenMDPhD @bvantine1 @CureSarcoma @and_oncology @dileo_palma @BPicoMD @alegronchi @A_Duensing @saxotomy @wagsmd @CrisyRoland @mauriciofribei1 @AnkitmanglaMD @sarcomaconnect @DCalleMD @GistChile @nadiahindi83 @NamBuiMD @emilykeungMD @FabroniChiara @WinanvanHoudt @CelsoMello15 @PriscilaBCMD @SolangeSV @AimeeCragoMD @rutkowskip1972 @DrLaraDavis @nathanseligson @andrea_franza @LadySarcoma @SBonvalot @chandrajitraut @stern_sydney @atenea_iralb @Finacruz2 @ejdavis25 @colectivogist @BrotoDr @DrAngelaLamarca @SarcomaAlliance @Liferaftgroup @ctosociety
EVERY MONTH should be sarcoma awareness month, as only continuous awareness will finally help reducing the number of delayed diagnoses, wrong prognostic assessment, inadequate staging, wrong diagnostic or therapeutic interventions and whoops surgery, our worst enemy
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Attended my first @PghCureSarcoma annual race today. What a wonderful and inspiring event! It will take the kind of village assembled today to move the needle on new sarcoma treatments.
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Thank you Manuel! Your story about Marc Fogel inspired the "Make a Marc" show ths Saturday, April 1st at at the @eicpittsburgh . It will run from noon to 3pm and from 5 to 9pm. We will have 100 artists in the show. email me for more info at: [email protected]
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On this day when we’re learning about the arrest of an American journalist in Russia, also worth remembering an American teacher, Marc Fogel, is serving a loooong Russian prison sentence for a smidge of medical marijuana. wapo.st/3bioQK5
Fantastic news! Congrats to all parties and really happy to hear, Bob!
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Bob Maki back to the MSK family. Dr. Maki brings long-standing expertise in #sarcoma through innovative research and trials. A dedicated colleague, mentor, friend and a compassionate clinician. Clinics in Manhattan and Nassau campus. Welcome Bob!
Very exciting news for people with #desmoid tumors! Congratulations to the entire study group, including our own @Melissa8Burgess ! 👏👏👏
@UPMCHillmanCC @UPMCnews @PittTweet
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Loss of function allele @OdedRechavi
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It was my pleasure to speak with @ailsachang this week about @theNCI’s contributions to the ambitious goals of President Biden’s #CancerMoonshot! #CancerResearch
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Today ASCO launched a Sarcoma Interest Group on the myConnection social networking platform. The idea: connect people, share experience, gather information, provide access to relevant resources. Now it‘s up to all of us to make use of it. Sign in, connect! myconnection.asco.org/sarcom… – at Herent, België
































