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Key takeaways Surviving cancer is only the beginning, as many childhood cancer survivors continue to face stigma, emotional distress, and challenges returning to everyday life. Where a child is born can determine their chances of survival, with unequal access to diagnosis, treatment, and essential medicines. Compassionate care can prevent treatment abandonment by helping families overcome financial, emotional, and practical barriers.

Quinton Ng, Postdoctoral Researcher at Yale School of Medicine, shared on LinkedIn: “Ever wonder if reimbursing Exercise Oncology can be economically viable in the US? That’s the question I asked after seeing the CHALLENGE trial results: a 28% reduction in the risk of disease recurrence, new cancer, or death (DFS) and a 37% reduction in the risk of death (OS).

Union for International Cancer Control shared on LinkedIn: “The Cancer Planners Forum will return for its third edition in 2027! Taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19–21 May 2027, ahead of the World Health Assembly, the Forum will bring together cancer control experts from more than 75 countries to exchange lessons on implementing, financing, monitoring and sustaining national cancer control plans.

What do a pot of soup, a breaking cancer study, and a TikTok weight-loss trend have in common? Apparently, quite a lot. At least if you’re Margaret-Ann Simonetta. Welcome to “gastrochat”, a new podcast created in partnership with OncoDaily, where gastrointestinal (GI) health meets pop culture, scientific research, and the occasional unexpected internet obsession.

Robin Reschke, Max-Eder Research Group Leader at the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), shared on LinkedIn: “Super grateful that receiving the 1st Cancer Core Europe Early Career Investigator Award gave me the opportunity to attend this incredibly inspiring and intensive EMBO Lab Leadership course! _____ Launched in 2005 by the EMBO Young Investigator Programme, EMBO’s mission to empower scientists to pursue impactful science has never felt more critical.

Grassroots Advocacy as a Tool to Minimize Cancer Inequality Patient advocate Cristina Paez shares how her global campaign directory addresses critical data gaps in the European Cancer Inequalities Registry and ensures no survivor remains invisible My name is Cristina and I am a patient advocate. Last year I try to do something embarrassingly basic. I tried to find a list of breast cancer campaigns to find inspiration and ideas.

Sewanti Limaye, Director Medical Oncology, Director Precision Oncology; Director Oncology Research at Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, shared on LinkedIn: “From Columbia to Changemaker. I’m delighted to be part of Columbia India Hour: Where Shared Roots Grow New Ideas, an initiative by Columbia University’s Mumbai Global Center.

Olubukola Ayodele, Co-Founder at Cancer Conversations CIC, Co-Convenor (Co-Chair) at London Global Cancer Week, shared on LinkedIn: “Oct 13th is dedicated to metastatic breast cancer. In September 2018, I spent a few days in Lisbon with Prof Fatima Cardoso and it changed my entire view of advanced breast cancer. ABC4 was the international consensus guideline at the time, and one of the slides I photographed was about the goals of treating advanced breast cancer. Improve survival. Delay progression.

C. Ola Landgren, Leader, Translational and Clinical Oncology Program/Experimental Therapeutics at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, shared on LinkedIn: “Nearly 20 years ago, our myeloma team at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)/The National Institutes of Health (NIH) began pursuing a question: Could measuring very small amounts of residual myeloma help bring effective new treatments to patients sooner? Today, that work is helping change how myeloma drugs are developed.

Niyobuhungiro Elysee, Founder and Executive director at IHCRI-Rwanda, shared on LinkedIn: “Yesterday, IHCRI-Rwanda (Internal Health Cancer and Research Initiative Rwanda) General Secretary, Benitha Tuyishime Joined the ‘Women in Healthcare and Palliative Care’ session, at the ACREOL Global Office. The session was facilitated by Dr. Elke Stenfert, a general practitioner and palliative care specialist, based in Netherlands.