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Specialist NHS Library & Knowledge service for all staff and students based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. We also maintain the Christie Research Repository: https://christie.openrepository.com/ #christieresearchers
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Christie Library & Knowledge Services @christielibrary.bsky.social · Feb 12
Hi! 📚 We are the Christie Library & Knowledge Services based on The Christie Withington site in Manchester. We provide expert information and knowledge services to all Christie staff, Christie-associated staff, and students currently on placement with us 📚
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Medicine shortages can affect radiopharmaceuticals used in everyday care. As part of our shortages campaign, we talked to EANM about strengthening production networks to ensure access to medicines 👇
Check out the full campaign here: www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-reg...
#ittakesateam
Medicine shortages: how they affect nuclear medicine
YouTube video by European Medicines Agency
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December 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Its Day 2 for our Ukrainian Observers, with us as part of the SCALE project from the National Cancer Institute, Ukraine and this morning they've been looking at the MR Linac machine and hearing about AI in Radiotherapy.
#cancereducation #cancercare #interantionaleducation #radiotherapy
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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We're celebrating the crucial role of curiosity-driven cancer research in driving life-saving developments 🤩🙌

Learn more about the EACR's campaign: magazine.eacr.org/keepresearch...
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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SEIPS in action: training resource guide. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
SEIPS in action: training resource guide
This training guide was developed to help people facilitate an interactive workshop, bringing SEIPS (Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) to life.
www.pslhub.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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infodocket.bsky.social
Funding #Research Services: How #Libraries are Exploring Cost Recovery Models (via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social) scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/08/g...
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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‘Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures’ is available to stream now on Channel 4. Episode 3 features Professor Caroline Dive CBE and her team at @manchester.ac.uk, @cancerresearchuk.org and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

📺: www.channel4.com/programmes/c...
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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myesmo.bsky.social
#ESMOAsia25: Studies in cancer of unknown primary (#CUP) highlight the need to perform routine comprehensive #GenomicProfiling and then provide access to the appropriate #TargetedTherapy. Find out more in the #ESMODailyReporter ➡️https://ow.ly/sK6H50XF5t7

December 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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"Research driven by curiosity - rather than by pre-defined agendas - is one of the strongest safeguards of academic freedom and democratic resilience."

ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.

Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs
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December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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A new study found nearly 1 in 10 young adults with non-metastatic cancer later develop metastatic recurrence. Researchers analyzed more than 48,000 patients, revealing the urgent need for tailored survivorship care. @ucdaviscancer.bsky.social

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High risk of metastatic recurrence among young cancer patients
Study of 48,000 AYAs finds nearly 1 in 10 develop metastatic recurrence after non-metastatic cancer, highlighting urgent need for tailored survivorship care and early detection strategies.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Looking for a meaningful gift? 🎁 Sponsor a tree or green space through NHS Forest and support patient wellbeing this festive season. https://nhsforest.org/get-involved/sponsor/ #GreenChristmas #HealthAndNature
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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In the #ESMODailyReporter, Eileen Yi Ling Poon discusses addressing the medical and psychosocial needs of adolescents and young adults (#AYA) w/ cancer, providing individualised treatment, targeted emotional support and age-appropriate information: https://ow.ly/O94S50XCBee

#ESMOAsia25
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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⏰ Calling all melanoma enthusiasts!

The abstract submission deadline for the inaugural “Lab to Life: Innovations in Melanoma Research Conference UK 2026” has been extended to 19 December 2025!

Happening 12-13 March 2026 at The Midland Hotel, Manchester.

Submit your abstract and register here:
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Lab to Life: Innovations in Melanoma is a UK conference in Manchester on cutting-edge melanoma research, translational science and advances in treatments.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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erc.europa.eu
Missed our webinar on ERC Plus Grants? We've got a shorter interview that walks you through the essentials.

A clear overview of eligibility, funding and how the selection process will work.

👉 youtu.be/TU2ymXwm-Cw?...

#ChooseEuropeforScience
What should you know about the ERC Plus Grants?
YouTube video by European Research Council
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December 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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From 2017 until Oct. 1, 2025, sponsors have submitted around 50 INDs seeking to begin clinical testing of individualized antisense oligonucleotides.
FDA Braces for Growing Demand to Test Individualized, Mutation-Specific Therapies
www.precisionmedicineonline.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Head and Neck Cancer is becoming more common nowadays - especially in some parts of Merseyside and Cheshire.
Head and Neck Cancer survivor Adrian Taylor speaks about what to watch for with the disease and how you can cut your risk.
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#mouthcanceractionmonth
What you need to know about Head and Neck Cancer
YouTube video by Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance
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November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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mcrcnews.bsky.social
🚨 Health Inequality: People with a learning disability face a higher cancer risk (esp. before 50) but get less investigation & treatment, leading to a poorer prognosis. We must close this urgent care gap.

Read the full NIHR research study: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...
Study exposes cancer care deficit for patients with learning disabilities
People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50 , according to a study by researchers from The University of Manchester and The ChristieNHS Foundati...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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stuarthedges.bsky.social
This article is quietly and forensically furious at the bluster and the lies. Lord knows I'd love to forget about covid but we mustn't - the lessons from this are too important for next time - and there will be a next time.
drrachelclarke.com Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 16d
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."

My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.

Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
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November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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wellcometrust.bsky.social
We’re funding teams to lay the foundations for discoveries at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and wider society.

Our Genomics in Context Awards are open now.

Read on to find out more about the call ⤵️
A quote from Michael Dunn, Director of Discovery Research at Wellcome: "These awards will enable the power of early collaboration to drive innovative discovery research in genomics and other fields."
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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sitcancer.bsky.social
Bispecifics and T cell engagers are transforming care for hematologic malignancies and solid tumors! Join our free webinar Dec. 17 to gain practical strategies for managing toxicities from these modalities and improve patient care. View more: https://ow.ly/gUIq50XwRuI
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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thekingsfund.bsky.social
'Racism won’t go away. However, I now know how to protect my health, wellbeing, and worth. I surround myself with allies – people who see me, support me, and stand with me. And I encourage others to do the same.'

Tabetha Darmon reflects on her three-decade NHS career: https://bit.ly/4oXxA8K
Breaking Through The Fog: A Black Leader’s Journey Through The NHS
Tabetha Darmon reflects on her NHS career over three decades, navigating challenges, speaking up and rising to a Chief Nursing Officer role.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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sushealthcare.bsky.social
It's National Tree Week this week. What better time to order your fully funded NHS Forest trees? We have lots of choice and can supply healthcare sites in England, Wales and Scotland this year.
https://nhsforest.org/green-your-site/tree-planting/
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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mcrcnews.bsky.social
Huge thanks to our International Advisory Board for two days of critical evaluation! Their expertise is crucial in shaping the future direction of the MCRC. We're excited to implement their insights.

Special thanks to Prof David Jaffray for a thought-provoking lecture on deploying AI in healthcare.
Prof. David Jaffray and Prof. Rob Bristow holding a certificate outside the Manchester Cancer Research Centre A group photo of the IAB in the Paterson Building Prof. David Jaffray delivering a lecture in the OCRB
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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New open-access article in Supportive Care in Cancer: From supportive care to strategic intervention: toward a multidisciplinary approach to cutaneous adverse events in cancer treatment

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

#SuppOnc
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Calling all GPs serving deprived populations and Health Inequalities Leads in Greater Manchester: Join us for the Greater Manchester Inclusive Research Network (GM IRN) for a GP and Researcher Collaboration Event.

🔗 Book your free place here: bit.ly/47VUUy0
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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christieinstitute.bsky.social
We spoke to Prof. Omer Aziz, Colorectal Surgeon at the Christie, who provided a recap on his session on perineal defects, a colorectal surgeon's perspective 👇

#perinealstudyday #cancereducation
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM