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Joan Mancuso
@joanmancusombc.bsky.social
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#PatientAdvocate living with #metastaticbreastcancer since 2007 (treatment pause since 2020). Presenter, panelist and author for #breastcancer. Former managing editor.
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Joan Mancuso @joanmancusombc.bsky.social · Jun 26
It is an honor to collaborate with excellent advocates, clinicians and scientists on an ongoing project to develop long-term, bi-directional relationships with early career researchers, and what we learned.

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The MBCRC Advocate Researcher Program (MARP): connecting advocates and researchers as collaborative partners in cancer research - npj Breast Cancer
npj Breast Cancer - The MBCRC Advocate Researcher Program (MARP): connecting advocates and researchers as collaborative partners in cancer research
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JAMA @jama.com · 8d
Approximately 5 million adult #Medicaid beneficiaries risk losing coverage due to HR 1's work requirements, with a substantial portion having chronic conditions, particularly among those aged 50 to 64.

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A research letter from JAMA, published online October 1, 2025, titled "Clinical Characteristics of Adults at Risk of Medicaid Disenrollment Due to HR 1 Work Requirements." The letter discusses the impact of HR 1 on Medicaid recipients.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 8d
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Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 8d
2026 PhD recruitment is now open.

As well as our main PhD recruitment, which is open to all, we are pleased to be offering scholarships for candidates of Black or mixed Black heritage. Learn more and apply on our website:

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
PhD student recruitment
PhD recruitment information.
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MASCC @cancercaremascc.bsky.social · 8d
New open-access article in Supportive Care in Cancer: Evaluating the role of montelukast on doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#SuppOnc #bcsm
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Ginny Mason @ibcresearch1.bsky.social · 8d
Think you're "OK" because you had a negative mammogram? Nothing showed up on my mammogram yet #Inflammatorybreastcancer was growing! Don't rely on a mammogram for #IBC....keep pushing for answers! www.ibcresearch.org
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 8d
Super honored to be visiting @danafarber.bsky.social to deliver the 2025 Harriet Tischler Memorial Lecture hosted by the amazing Nelly Polyak. Thanks for the invitation!
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Darcy Burbage, DNP, RN, AOCN @darcyburbage.bsky.social · 8d
What a fantastic day of learning courtesy of @mskcme.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social !
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s sessions!
Thank you @billyrosaphd.bsky.social & your planning team 🎉!
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JAMA @jama.com · 11d
💬 Viewpoint: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's federal loan caps may exacerbate socioeconomic disparities in #MedEd, worsening the Matthew Effect and hindering diversity and equity within the physician workforce.

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JAMA article: "Federal Student Loan Limits and Implications for Physician Workforce Diversity" by Jeremy W. Jacobs, MD, MHS; Garrett S. Booth, MD, MS, published August 25, 2025. Discusses loan limits impact on medical education.
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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 11d
Johns Hopkins sophomore student Florin Selaru develops a new scheme to deconvolve colors in histological sections for digital pathology.

It greatly outperforms traditional linear color deconvolution.

Congrats Florin!

Read his paper here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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JAMA @jama.com · 11d
An estimated 61% of U.S. children have been enrolled in #Medicaid or CHIP and 42% have experienced periods of uninsurance by age 18, with insurance disruptions being more common in states with restrictive Medicaid policies.

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JAMA graphs show childhood insurance dynamics. Graph A: Medicaid/CHIP coverage vs. age. "Ever in Medicaid" peaks at 61%. Graph B: Uninsurance vs. age. "Ever uninsured" reaches 42%, while "Always uninsured" is 0%. Published Sept 24, 2025.
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Wendy Woodward, MD, PhD @ibcradiation.bsky.social · 11d
I am super excited to be presenting information about inflammatory breast cancer to the sister’s network breast. Cancer summit for black women today in Houston, Texas! IBC is more common in black women: outcome disparities can be erased w/ prompt diagnosis & guideline driven care!! #thinkibc #bcsm
Selfie at the Sisters Network Breast Cancer Summit to share info about IBC!
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 11d
9-month-old Mohamat died of malaria in Cameroon. Before U.S. aid cuts, he likely would have survived. Malaria deaths are rising after years of progress. Abrupt and irresponsible budget cuts can have deadly consequences.
Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight
Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day.
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Aguirre-Ghiso Lab @jaguirreghisolab.bsky.social · 17d
Are 90% of cancer-related deaths due to metastasis? Apparently the overuse of this percentage in reviews has created confusion and questioning of whether this is true. The answer, which is as always cancer type dependent, may be in these references that also people claim they cannot find.
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Joan Mancuso @joanmancusombc.bsky.social · 25d
Thank you, Dr. Davis, for your persistence.
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) @theaacr.bsky.social · 25d
Bridging the Gap between Genomics and Social Determinants:
Melissa B. Davis, Brittany D. Jenkins-Lord, and Michelle J. Lee addressed this topic in an #AACRdisp25 plenary session chaired by Christopher R. Flowers.
@MeliD32 @ChrisRFlowersMD
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JAMA @jama.com · 25d
In the latest episode of the JAMA Medical News podcast, Felix Mahfoud, MD, chair of the Department of Cardiology at University Hospital Basel, shares clinical research highlights from the recent European Society of Cardiology Congress:

Listen now: ja.ma/42zYevz
Cardiovascular Highlights From ESC 2025
Updates on GLP-1 drugs in heart failure, β-blockers after myocardial infarction, the shingles vaccine, and more: Felix Mahfoud, MD, chair of the Department of Cardiology at University Hospital Basel, shares clinical research highlights from the recent European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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American College of Cardiology @accintouch.bsky.social · 25d
“We can’t think about one anymore without the other,” says Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC on the link between treating the kidney and protecting the heart.

"We should aim to reduce the progression of chronic kidney diseases in order to reduce the possibility of heart disease." #ACCLATAM #ACCIntl
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Science Magazine @science.org · 25d
One of the premier U.S. graduate fellowships is mired in uncertainty as would-be applicants await overdue details about how to apply for the upcoming year’s awards. https://scim.ag/4nlRhqc
Delays, uncertainty plague NSF fellowship for graduate students
After an unusual award process this year, applicants for next year are waiting for overdue guidelines
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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 25d
World’s first AI-designed viruses a step towards AI-generated life. #Nature

Scientists used AI to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant strains of bacteria.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
World’s first AI-designed viruses a step towards AI-generated life
Scientists used AI to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant strains of bacteria.
www.nature.com
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American College of Cardiology @accintouch.bsky.social · 25d
The 2022 ACC/AHA/HFSA #HeartFailure guideline provides patient-centric recommendations for clinicians to prevent, diagnose, & manage patients w/ heart failure.

Access the guideline, key takeaways, & more in the #JACC HF Guideline Hub: https://bit.ly/47T4JgI

#ACCLATAM #ACCIntl #CardioSky #MedSky
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Joan Mancuso @joanmancusombc.bsky.social · Sep 14
Amping up TILs. Wish study would have included people with mTNBC. ⁦‪@KSQ_TX‬⁩

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KSQ Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1/2 Study for KSQ-004EX, a CRISPR/Cas9-Engineered Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte (eTIL®) Therapy - KSQ Therapeutics
Phase 1/2 clinical study will evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of KSQ-004EX in advanced solid tumors Lexington, Mass., April 9, 2025 — KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. (KSQ), a clinical-stage biotec...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Sep 4
It's like we're living a nightmare. We have conspiracy wackos running our nation's most important health agencies. And people are going to die.

This shouldn't be another left/right, red/blue issue. RFK Jr. has to go. And Republicans should just say what they know is true.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Sep 10
Republicans aren't going to save us. The mainstream media isn't going to save us. The Supreme Court isn't going to save us.

We will not stop Trump from destroying our democracy through de-escalatory politics. We need to fight fire with fire.
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · Sep 12
Public health agencies, including the CDC, have achieved extraordinary, quantifiable successes—millions of lives saved, trillions of dollars returned. I share some major examples in my new piece.
Think Public Health Hasn't Had Successes? Think Again.
CDC and other health agencies have quietly delivered some of the biggest health gains of our time
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MASCC @cancercaremascc.bsky.social · Sep 12
MASCC is pleased to endorse Fast Facts: Biosimilars, a global resource addressing concerns around biosimilars, including quality, safety, economic benefits, switching from biologics to biosimilars, and more.

You can access this resource for free here: mascc.org/wp-content/u...
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