Let's Talk Cancer

Official account for Let's Talk Cancer Ottawa. Follow us for live tweets of the LTC 2018 Symposium on Friday May 4th! 😃🔬

[Let's Talk Cancer @LTCOttawa]

This concludes our 2019 symposium! Let’s take another moment to thank our local sponsors for their much-appreciated contribution to cancer research education! #LetsTalkCancer2019 @BioCanRx @CCS_media @Kiwanis

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We finished our day with a superb talk by Gabrielle Fecteau, who told us about the life-changing experience of getting a cancer diagnosis as a young adult. #LetsTalkCancer2019

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Dr. John Sinclair’s talk on exciting new tools in brain surgery For cancer was a huge hit with students! #LetsTalkCancer2019 @LetsTalkScience @OttawaHospital

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Lunch at this year’s symposium was catered by local bakery @ArtisinBaker and was very much appreciated by all! Thanks for being part of our event! #LetsTalkCancer2019 @LetsTalkScience

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Can this team of doctors beat this complex, heterogenous tumor? Different treatments may target different cell types! #LetsTalkCancer2019 @LetsTalkScience

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Devrait-on approuver NovoX, un nouveau traitement contre le cancer colorectal? On en discute dans un jeu de rôles où on doit analyser les données disponibles! #LetsTalkCancer2019 @LetsTalkScience

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Breakout session time! What’s the impact of a DNA mutation on the function of this (LEGO) adhesion protein??? #LetsTalkCancer2019 @LetsTalkScience

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Students enjoyed Dr. Christina Canil’s talk about personalized medicine in oncology. Keep the great questions coming, guys! #LetsTalkCancer2019 @OttawaHospital @LetsTalkScience

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First up is Dr. Michele Ardolino telling us about taking his cool cancer immunology research from Italy to Canada! @QFKC @ArdolinoLab #LetsTalkCancer2019

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It’s #LetsTalkCancer2019 day at @uOttawaMed ! We welcome high school students from all over Ottawa for a day of awesome presentations and activities!

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That's a wrap! Breakout activities have ended and we've trained 100 new #cancer researchers to develop new therapies! #optimistic 🔬📈 A huge thanks to all our volunteers for making the activities engaging, exciting, and fun! 💯 #LTC2018 #LetsTalkCancer

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The incredibly important patient perspective on #cancer treatment being presented by Alex Hajjar, a Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor and organizer of LympHomies, a support group for individuals with lymphoma #LTC2018 #LetsTalkCancer

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Dr. Erin Cordeiro, a breast surgical oncologist @OttawaHospital, discusses how and when to treat #cancer with #surgery and #therapies 🔬👩‍⚕️ #LTC2018 #LetsTalkCancer

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Time for a lunch break! #TreatYourself 🍉🍎🥪🥙🥗 Recharging for another round of exciting talks ahead!! #LTC2018 #LetsTalkCancer https://t.co/JtPdEtP3yd

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[Fellowes High School @FellowesHighSch]

Look at the awesome Falcons at #LetsTalkCancer @LetsTalkScience today! #authenticlearning #ThankYouMsSklep @RCDSB

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That's a wrap! Breakout activities have ended and we've trained 100 new #cancer researchers to develop new therapies! #optimistic 🔬📈 A huge thanks to all our volunteers for making the activities engaging, exciting, and fun! 💯 #LTC2018 #LetsTalkCancer

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Shout-out to @lts_utsg who are hosting a #LetsTalkCancer symposium today as well! Think of all the #cancer science being discussed today! Excited to be inspiring the next generation of #scientists, #researchers, and #physicians! 👩‍⚕️👨🏼‍🔬🔬 #LTC2018 https://t.co/m0J7HMjsv8

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#LetsTalkCancer is underway here at @UofT with an interactive workshop on #bioinformatics and #DNA #sequencing!! @tdsb @TCDSB @PeelSchools #STEM

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WE'RE EXCITED! 📢🎉 https://t.co/4QHiOtSNvd

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We're incredibly grateful for the support! 🙌 Thank you for helping make this exciting day of #science and research outreach happen! 🔬 #LTC2018 #LetsTalkCancer https://t.co/J0fO8zXUKC

[BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @BioCanRx]

#BioCanRx is proud to sponsor #LetsTalkCancer. It's a cancer outreach initiative for high school students including hands-on activities, talks by world-renowned experts and thought-provoking discussions! #LTC2018 https://t.co/PrGWAKdpAv

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Who are the different stakeholders in #cancer research? We're discussing the roles of researchers👨🏽‍🔬, physicians👩‍⚕️, pharma🔬, patient advocates👨, and government regulatory bodies🇨🇦 in bringing #therapies to the hospital🏥! #LTC2018 #LetsTalkCancer

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#Cancer science? ☑️ Games? ☑️ BOTH? #LTC2018 breakout sessions have begun! We're learning about cancer #therapeutics through hands-on activities! 🙌 #LetsTalkCancer

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We're learning about the #tumor #microenvironment and how a tumor is composed of many different cell types! #science #LTC2018 #therapeutics 🔬📈