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💡 Childhood cancer survivors face a big step: moving to adult care.
Early planning + survivorship care plans = smoother transitions and better health.

Read the full guide ➡️https://blog.banishcancer.org/the-transition-to-adult-care-for-childhood-cancer-survivors/

#CancerSurvivors #CareTransition #Healthcare #Survivorship #Onkology #BanishCancer

Sofia Jade Nov 18

Read how faith, perseverance, and prayer carried brain tumor survivors through their hardest days. Discover their powerful testimonies here:
https://www.dwlamoureux.com/lessons-from-brain-tumor-survivors.html

#BrainTumor #Survivorship #Faith #Hope

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Zach 🇺🇸 🇮🇱Oct 29

@skinnylatte @lisamelton The problem isn't just with those who have never been #poor it's also with those who were poor and then "made it." This is where #survivorship #bias comes in.
A person who succeeded after being poor is like a plane that returned home from a battle. They have a valuable story to tell, but their #advice is inherently biased because it's based only on the conditions that allowed them to survive. They cannot speak for the countless others who faced the same #hardships and didn't make it.
Therefore, when someone who is now successful says, "I was poor once, and this is what worked for me," they are speaking from a biased, unrepresentative sample. Their story, while inspiring, can be misleading. This proves that advice from any position of success—whether from the formerly poor or the never poor—carries inherent limitations that ignore the systemic issues you correctly identified. The reason this happens so often is that most of us firmly believe that we were able to #overcome #adversity.

iBreastBook Oct 18

Latest webinar on treatment side effects and lifestyle measure is on the YouTube channel you can the links from the newsletter below

https://the-breastsurgeon.com/so/59PdtzAX7?languageTag=en

#BreastCancer #BreastSurgery #Survivorship

TREATMENT SIDE EFFECTS AND LIFE STYLE MEASURES

In the last webinat by iBreastBook which is a free webinar series arranged by Yazan Masannat, the topic was treatment side effects and lifestyle measures. We had fantastic team of speakers from the UK, USA, the Netherlands, and more. Please check the link below to see the webinar on YouTube Channel

SCAB Pharmacy Limited Sep 2, 2025

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 — a time to raise awareness, support research, and share life-saving information. Ovarian cancer affects about 300,000 women worldwide each year and is the deadliest of the major gynecologic cancers. Early detection saves lives: 5-year survival is ~95% when found early but drops to ~20% for stage III/IV. Because symptoms are often vague (bloating, early satiety, pelvic or lower back pain, urinary changes), paying attention to persistent or unusual changes and seeing a clinician can make all the difference.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
- Tumor-infiltrating T cells are linked to better survival — immune response matters.
- Checkpoint inhibitors have shown limited benefit so far in many ovarian cancers, likely because high genomic instability lets tumors adapt and resist immune attack.
- Promising approaches in trials include antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) that deliver targeted chemotherapy directly to cancer cells.
- Researchers are developing new biomarkers (for example, studying mucin glycosylation) to detect ovarian cancer earlier and more accurately.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼
- Know the symptoms and act: persistent bloating, early fullness, pelvic/abdominal/back pain, changed bathroom habits — discuss them with your provider.
- Support clinical trials and research — new immunotherapies and biomarkers depend on participation and funding.
- Share this message to increase awareness during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

If you or someone you love has risk factors or persistent symptoms, contact a healthcare provider for evaluation — early action saves lives.

#OvarianCancerAwareness #OvarianCancer #Immunotherapy #CancerResearch #EarlyDetection #WomenHealth #ClinicalTrials #ADC #Biomarkers #GynOncology #KnowTheSymptoms #Survivorship #ResearchMatters #HealthAwareness #SCABPharmacy