An elderly, wheelchair-bound Iranian #Bahai woman wants to visit her late husband’s grave. #Iran ’s govt has barred her & other Baha’is—who are forced to leave flowers outside—in a sad deprivation of the right to visit #Khavaran cemetery. #OurStoryIsOne

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Had a blast attending my first #AACR2024 annual meeting and presenting our work on the #TEM8 receptor, an attractive target in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (NENs, including #NETs )

Stay tuned for Phase 1 trial! 💊

Media: news.med.miami.edu/combining-immu…

Review: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37998358/

Here’s to many, many more Mother’s Days to come.💗 Happy Mother's Day, from the American Cancer Society.

FYI: It’s May, Brain Tumor Awareness Month #BTAM
We will be hosting #BTSM chat this coming Sunday on May 12 at our *NEW TIME* of 4pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern

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In 2023, the AACR Scientist↔︎Survivor Program® celebrated 25 years of building enduring partnerships among leaders in the scientific, survivor, and patient advocacy communities. Learn more in the AACR Annual Impact Report. bit.ly/4ahMXB0

Great to see this out! Thanks to everyone on the team for helping get this project across the finish line

The stream of publications and progress continues!
Out today in JCO Precision Oncology: Genomic Profiling of Rare Undifferentiated Sarcomatoid Subtypes of Pancreatic Carcinomas: In Search of Therapeutic Targets ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/PO…
Another one from Erik Faber, MD, PhD and Caris Life Sciences GI Onc group.

Here is the rest of the story, from Acknowledgements section of The Lancet Oncology publication. 'Natalie wanted to help patients with MPPGs...She and her friends exemplify courage, perseverance, resilience, and generosity. The Natalie Trial is part of Natalie's legacy to the world.'

Patient advocacy making a huge impact.. #partnersagainstcancer

Perfect timing by OncLive.com for #WorldOvarianCancerDay , with thanks for highlighting our recent study published in JAMA Network Open supporting Tumor-Stroma Proportion as a low-cost and potentially effective predictive biomarker of #chemoresistance jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… #gyncsm

TSP May Predict Chemoresistance and Survival Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer Emil Lou, MD, PhD, FACP UMN Medicine World Ovarian Cancer Day & WOCCoalition #WorldOvarianCancerDay #WOCD2024 #OncClub onclive.com/view/tsp-may-s…

Doing a PhD
#phdlife #research Academic Chatter™

The history of HCC therapy. Proudly written to honor those that have been key players to move the field forward. Looking back allows to step into the future without outdated issues and some major problems already solved.
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Join #UMNCancer 's Office of Community Outreach and Engagement and Dr. Jordan Mattson on May 15 for a Fireside Chat about gynecologic cancers, including symptoms, screening options, detection and treatment strategies!

Learn more and register here: cancer.umn.edu/coe/fireside-c…

Two high school seniors solved a mathematical puzzle that was thought to be impossible for 2,000 years.

Don't miss Dr. Stuart Bloom, associate professor & M Health Fairview oncologist, showcase his skills in his one-man show!

🚨 TWO of the four shows are sold out! Get your tickets for the last two shows on May 18 & 19!

🔗 Tickets: bit.ly/49BkxBH.
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Alright, by popular request from like one person and to amuse basically just myself… here’s #MetGala 2024 outfits as medical specialties for a third year in a row

Today is AACR’s 117th Anniversary.

On May 7, 1907, 11 prominent scientists met in Washington, DC, to found an organization “to further the investigation and spread the knowledge of cancer.” Today, our 58,000 members remain committed to our mission to prevent and cure all cancers.
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