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When doctors suspect lung cancer, a biopsy is often necessary to confirm the diagnosis & determine the specific type of cancer. A biopsy involves taking a sample of cells to be examined under a microscope.This helps doctors understand the cancer's characteristics & plan the most effective treatment+

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Targeted therapy in SCLC is advancing with evolving treatment options! @narjustflorezmd.bsky.social, Dr. Jacob Sands & Dr. Triparna Sen talk about: 🔹 SCLC subtypes & immune signatures 🔹 The role of NGS in diagnosis & management 🔹 NSCLC transformation to #SCLC Listen now: bit.ly/TTLC25sclc

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When OMB head Russ Vought talks about deliberate efforts to put federal employees "in trauma" and make them quit their jobs, he's talking about people like Michelle, recently fired by Musk/Trump. www.sfgate.com/california/a...

submitted 5 days ago • 77 comments

'Inflammatory reaction': How the air we breathe could be impacting our brains www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Call the Bureau of Prisons (202)307-3198 Tell them to block moving trans women to men's prisons. Tell them the trans women will be raped to death, it is cruel and unusual punishment beyond their crimes.

submitted 6 days ago • 9 comments

NEW: On Section 504. "Attacks on any one group will be used as a wedge to attack all of us. You may not personally know any trans people, and you may even be uncomfortable with the idea ... but letting this attack go forward will eventually hurt you and the things you love, too." /1

submitted 8 days ago • 23 comments

NIH indirects case update: Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges. Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides: (I'm paraphrasing here)

submitted 7 days ago • 16 comments

"The silence with which many of us and our institutions are meeting this moment must be challenged" Thank you @jama.com for stating this. The earlier (and some ongoing) silence from academic organizations & institutions prior to the NIH cuts was deafening and disheartening. #standupforscience

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

Update after cycle 3, always appreciate any shares you can #gofundme #cancersucks #cansky gofund.me/8314efc8

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

FDA staff are getting the axe this evening. If you're one of them, you can reach me at [email protected]. I can keep your name confidential, just hoping to get a feel for who has been cut. DMs here fine, too. Pic for the algo.

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Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it. Strong power move for Team Cancer.

submitted 14 days ago • 1086 comments

Come work in #FriendlyManitoba! We would ❤️ to have all healthcare workers; especially mammographers and other technologists to provide ultrasound and MRI for cancer screening and surveillance. #cansky #oncosky #medsky #breastcancer #cancer #earlydetection #costeffective

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Cancer expectation: sick -> well Cancer reality: sick √﹀\_︿╱﹀╲/╲︿_/︺╲▁︹_/﹀\_︿╱▔︺\/\︹▁╱﹀▔╲︿_/︺▔╲▁︹_/﹀▔\⁄﹀\╱﹀▔︺\︹▁︿╱\╱﹀▔╲︿_/︺▔\︿╱\︿︹_/▔﹀\_︿╱▔︺\︹╱﹀▔╲︿_/︺▔\╱﹀╲▁︹_/﹀\_︿╱▔︺\︹▁︿⁄╲︿╱﹀╲ well-ish? #cansky #oncosky #oncsky

submitted 20 days ago • 3 comments

So the funding freeze for National Cancer Institute was halted but is it having residual effects for trials? #onsky #cansky peeps?

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The BCTF has issued a statement in opposition to the Minister of Education and Child Care dismissing the GVSD Board of Trustees. #bcpoli #bced www.bctf.ca/news-and-opp...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Also curious about travel- #TTLC25 coming up in a couple of weeks. Will any NIH researchers be there?

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Are you affected by the Trump administration’s pause on health communications, science meetings, and reviews? Tell us:

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Canada is the world's leading producer of lentils - which are a good source of protein, iron, & fibre. They're cheap, can be used in a wide range of recipes and are shelf stable for a year if stored properly. www.lentils.org/about-lentils/ #canadasky

submitted 26 days ago • 11 comments

@mark-carney.bsky.social has arrived on #BlueSky! A big welcome from #CanadaSky! #Canada #cdnpoli #TeamCanada 🇨🇦 #BuyCanadian

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

The tariffs are indeed coming. Stop hoping they won't. We are going to have to support affected businesses. I would prioritize their workers, not their profits. Here are some lessons we can learn from the pandemic. #cdnpoli #cdnecon policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/fe...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Dear Canada, Ban Xitter. Now. Ban Fox News. Now. Ban majority-foreign-owned media. Now. #Canada #CanadaSky 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #TeamCanada #BuyCanadian #IAmCanadian

submitted 27 days ago • 8 comments

Why hasn't Doug Ford cancelled the 100 million Starlink deal with Elon Musk? That should/would be the only positive campaign policy he could put out. But crickets! #cdnpoli #onpoli #peipoli

submitted 27 days ago • 26 comments

There’s a lot going on today, but it’s also Unclaimed Property Day, and you might have money waiting for you. Times are tight. Just search your name at bcunclaimed.ca

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Please listen to disabled & marginalized people We’ve been trying to warn you for years We’re in an unprecedented time. History is repeating itself & fascism is back. You may not see it because you’re not a “target”. You may not care because you think you’re safe. No one is safe. Fight with us

submitted 29 days ago • 20 comments

THIS. ALL OF THIS.

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IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.

submitted 45 days ago • 78 comments

At a time when our healthcare system is jeopardized by creeping privatization, the Liberal Government’s cuts to Abortion Care Canada are further undermining reproductive rights and bodily autonomy.

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

I live in this district and will be campaigning for every single one of the fired board members if they want their job back.

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And supposedly centre-left news outlet CBC misrepresents it as a "ban on police in schools". There was never a ban. Police could enter the building for legitimate purposes (investigations, emergencies, etc.) They just couldn't station a cop in a school. #bcpoli #yyj

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The BC Teacher's Federation (BCTF) conducted research in 2022 on policing in school. It argued that schools grounded in care for ALL must include perspectives from Indigenous & Black students and staff who feel unsafe with police presence in schools. www.bctf.ca/docs/default... #bcpoli #bced

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

EXACTLY. They were voted in by their district. They did their job putting students first. I donated and volunteered for the @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social this past election because I didn't want political cowards making undemocratic decisions to please powerful interests. Guess I know better now!

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Can i just say, it is very cool as a patient to see doctors who are passionate about lung cancer. #LungsAreDope #StudyThem

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Words Matter isn't just a catchphrase. It is a simple yet profound truth when talking about #lungcancer Thank you, Drs Jamie Ostroff & Smita Banerjee, for your efforts to develop a training that offers strategies for empathic communication to ⬇️ stigma bit.ly/4gWH1Si #LCSM #EndStigmaNow

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Just over four years ago, I sat for my first chemo infusion. I couldn’t have company because of Covid restrictions, so I passed the time sketching. Staring at this innocuous little tube that delivered the ultimate oxymoron - healing poison. Cancer is a surreal experience. #oncsky #cansky

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

So crucial to have an understanding. No two cancers are identical! Even in the same body, even in the same TUMOUR, there are differences. There's no universal "cure" for cancer (diet or medicine or anything) because there is no universal kind of cancer.

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Chemistry in action- very relevant post given the ongoing raging wildfires.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

I think about all the people involved in my care, all the time. It can be a tense relationship when your life is in others' hands, but ultimately their well-being has to be prioritized or the system will simply fail. #onscky #cansky #oncosky

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January 3rd. My ADHD meds are $300, my chemo infusion is $2800. It should not cost this much to have cancer treatment or mental health aid. But hey once I meet my co- insurance deductible it is only $125 & $1400 for them. 😒 #cansky

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

In Fall 2024, I met with AB politicians to discuss a critical issue: AB is the only province yet to lower the self-referral breast cancer screening age from 45 to 40. It’s time to ensure Albertans have equal access to life-saving screening as the rest of Canada. #CanSky #OncoSky #MedSky #AHS

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

It is a hard time of year for many. Check in with one another. 8 min for a friend? Love this #CanSky #PallSky #PallOnc youtube.com/shorts/2lH6x...

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

I have a zine for sale with @colossivepress.bsky.social - just £2. You can buy it here! #cansky #graphicmedicine colossive.com/product/hayl...

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Here are my same opinions from earlier, in cartoon form. 1/2 #cansky

submitted 58 days ago • 3 comments