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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · 18d

🔬 Can AI predict cancer-related symptoms before they happen?

A new study between our team @pmcdi.bsky.social and Dr. Robert Grants team @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social used ML on routine EHR data to forecast symptom deterioration in aerodigestive cancer patients. 👇

ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · 29d

Thank you to everyone at @pmcdi.bsky.social and across @uhn.ca for bringing compassion, excellence, and heart into everything we do 💙

Together we are advancing discoveries and transforming the future of #CancerCare

#TeamUHN #UHNGratitude
@pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca

University Health Network @uhn.ca · Sep 22

We’re celebrating UHN’s 3rd annual Week of Gratitude by thanking the incredible people who make up TeamUHN! On behalf of UHN’s leadership, thank you for all you do!

📣 Share your own message of appreciation at: https://uhn.network/SayThanks

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Research at UHN @uhnresearch.ca · Aug 28

Congratulations to Drs. Cheryl Arrowsmith and John Dick on receiving the Canadian Cancer Society's Robert L. Noble Prize and Lifetime Contribution Prize, respectively! 🎉

These awards honour outstanding contributions and lasting impact in #CancerResearch.

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social · Aug 28

Congratulations to our Senior Scientists Dr. Cheryl Arrowsmith and Dr. John Dick for receiving the Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research from Canadian Cancer Society!
@uhnresearch.ca @uhn.ca
cancer.ca/en/research/...

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Aug 11

🌏✈️ Taking @pmcdi.bsky.social innovation to Australia!

🎉Our Director of Design & Innovation, Mike Lovas,
will be speaking at the #NSWCancerSummit2025

Check out Mike's talks and full lineup:🔗 cancer.nsw.gov.au/what-we-do/e...

📅 Aug 13–14
@pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca @uhn.ca

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jul 22

4/4🧠Shoutout to CDI’s Joshua Siraj for his poster presentation:
"JarvAIs: A modular framework to standardize ML workflows and accelerate reproducible AI in oncology—benchmarking against human-developed models."

All in all, a great success! Way to go team 💪

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jul 22

3/4👏 Kudos to CDI’s Benjamin Grant for his plenary session talk, and Christopher Deutschman for his poster: "A practical framework for operationalizing responsible and equitable AI in healthcare: Tackling bias, inequity, and implementation challenges."

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jul 22

2/4 🎉Congratulations to CDI's @bhaibeka.bsky.social on co-chairing the conference, alongside @marzyehghassemi.bsky.social, @bowang87.bsky.social, @valboeva.bsky.social

@bhaibeka.bsky.social also gave a plenary talk "Uncovering and mitigating bias in auto-segmentation models in radiation oncology.”

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jul 22

1/4 Last week was an exciting one for @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social's CDI program at the AACR conference!

This year’s focus: The transformative role of AI in oncology—from imaging innovations to foundation models shaping the future of #precisiononcology

@theaacr.bsky.social
#AACRai25

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) @theaacr.bsky.social · Jul 12

#AACRai25 cochairs Valentina Boeva and Benjamin Haibe-Kains adjourned the AACR Conference on AI and Machine Learning. We thank all of the chairs—including @marzyehghassemi.bsky.social and @bowang87.bsky.social—for developing an outstanding program.
@valboeva.bsky.social @bhaibeka.bsky.social

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jun 25

Shoutout to @pmcdi.bsky.social Tran Truong and Mike Lovas for developing the Artificial Intelligence Patient Librarian — a chatbot that offers on-demand support for patients with metastatic breast cancer.

A powerful example of how AI can help bridge gaps in support during a complex time 👏

University Health Network @uhn.ca · Jun 24

Learn how @tier-uhn.bsky.social is revolutionizing cancer care with AI!

A newly developed chatbot offers personalized support for metastatic breast cancer patients, enhancing understanding of treatment options and providing timely, reliable information.

Read more: bit.ly/4lpSwna

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jun 16

Wow! Check this out-- really interesting work by researchers @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social, featuring @pmcdi.bsky.social's Ale Berlin, who explored circular RNA (circRNA) and its role in the progression of #prostate and #lung cancer

🧬A big step in understanding tumour evolution

Research at UHN @uhnresearch.ca · Jun 16

How do some cancers shift to become more deadly?

Researchers at @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social have identified an RNA molecule that helps prostate & lung cancers transform into aggressive, hard-to-treat types—a new target in the fight against tumour evolution.

🔗: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/investi...

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jun 11

🚨From the @theaacr.bsky.social Annual Meeting: CDI’s @bhaibeka.bsky.social on the frontier of #AIinOncology-- virtual biopsies have the power to transform #cancercare

🧬Multimodal AI models can enable earlier and less invasive diagnostics

🔗 www.technologynetworks.com/cancer-resea...

How Multimodal Datasets and Models Are Helping To Advance Cancer Care

In the era of precision oncology, the integration of high-throughput, multimodal datasets presents both a formidable challenge and a transformative opportunity. We spoke to Dr. Benjamin Haibe-Kains ab...

www.technologynetworks.com

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jun 6

🥊The #FightToEndCancer was a knockout success!

Huge shoutout to CDI's Daniel Garcia for stepping into the ring and winning his match! 🏆He also crushed his fundraising goal in support of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation 💪

An unforgettable night💛#FTEC2025 @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social @uhn.ca

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jun 5

🚨 A must-read! Huge congrats to the team & shoutout to CDI’s @bhaibeka.bsky.social on this fascinating paper introducing the #HealthDataNexus platform.

A game-changer for secure, collaborative #AI research-setting a new standard for data-driven discoveries. Proud to see this innovation! 👏

UofT-TCAIREM @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social · Jun 4

🎉The brilliant researchers @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social & our partners @upsidelab.bsky.social just published this paper about our #Health #Data Nexus, the secure platform for #AI #researchers and #educators!

academic.oup.com/gigascience/...

@bhaibeka.bsky.social #HealthAI #Healthcare #MedTech

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · Jun 3

Incredible work by CDI's own @bhaibeka.bsky.social and team — making it easier for cancer researchers to collaborate and share data is a huge step forward for accelerating discovery.

Grateful for @ccsresearch.bsky.social supporting this important effort. 👏 #CancerResearch

Canadian Cancer Society Research @ccsresearch.bsky.social · May 22

Weekly #cancerresearch highlight: With funding from @cancersociety.bsky.social, @bhaibeka.bsky.social is leading a team to create an online platform that makes it easier for researchers to share data generated from samples donated by people with #cancer.

Learn more: is.gd/bhaibeka

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UHN AI Hub @uhnaihub.bsky.social · Jun 3

June is #StrokeAwarenessMonth. As such, check out this recent publication in ATVB Journal from Dr. Kathryn Howe
and team exploring endothelial cell communication with cells in atherosclerotic plaques (and AI had an adjunctive role in this work!).
👇🧵 www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Multiomic Landscape of Extracellular Vesicles in Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Reveals Endothelial Communication Networks | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

BACKGROUND: Carotid atherosclerosis is orchestrated by cell-cell communication that drives progression along a clinical continuum (asymptomatic to symptomatic). Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-d...

www.ahajournals.org

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UofT-TCAIREM @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social · Jun 3

🫁 Using #ArtificialIntelligence to Detect Changes in #Lung #Tumors with Greater Speed and Precision
www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/res...
#MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #Healthcare #MedTech

Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Changes in Lung Tumors with Greater Speed and Precision

Regular follow-up monitoring is crucial when it comes to treating cancer successfully. In the SPIRABENE project, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS developed a deep learning-based softwar...

www.fraunhofer.de

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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social · May 16

New insights on brain tumour invasion

Our study found that glioblastoma cells hijack normal brain development processes to infiltrate brain tissue, informing new ways to control cancer spread—a study led by Dr. Federico Gaiti in collaboration with Dr. Gelareh Zadeh.

www.cell.com/developmenta...

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · May 21

🙌3/3 Huge thanks to our supporters! @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network, @genomecanada.ca, Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation(@pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social)

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · May 21

2/3 Developed in collaboration with @bhklab.bsky.social‬ (‪‪@bhaibeka.bsky.social), @pughlab.bsky.social, The Wang Lab (@bowang87.bsky.social), @pmcdi.bsky.social, the platform is currently undergoing rigorous validation.

Learn more about our work!👉https://www.pmatch.ca/

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · May 21

1/3 It's Clinical Trials Week- an ideal moment to spotlight PMATCH: an AI-powered platform that will help automate the matching of eligible patients to the most suitable clinical trials based on their health data 🧬📊

#ClinicalTrials #AIinHealthcare #CareInnovation

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · May 16

2/2 Findings suggest that FaceAge outperformed doctors in predicting short-term survival, and could support clinical decision-making

📖Check out the recent publication & news article:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...

@pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca @uhn.ca

www.wbur.org

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · May 16

1/2 📸🤖 Your selfie might reveal more than you think — including clues for personalized #CancerCare

A new study featuring CDI’s @bhaibeka.bsky.social introduces FaceAge, an AI model that estimates biological age from photos

Photos as biomarkers? The future of healthcare is here!

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · May 13

2/2: Congratulations to our winners Dr. Arash Zarrine-Afsar (UHN) & Dr. Scott Hopkins (Waterloo), and Dr. Rajesh Bhayana (UHN). Over the next year, our CDI team will help bring their projects to life🚀

Stay tuned as we spotlight both projects and our team's efforts!

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Cancer Digital Intelligence @pmcdi.bsky.social · May 13

1/2: Grand Challenges thrive on collaboration! 🤝This year's CDI Grand Challenge proudly supports two innovative projects focused on #ResponsibleAI in #CancerCare.

As part of this, we're thrilled to feature an exciting partnership with @uwaterloo.ca 🎉

@pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca

Winners of the Cancer Digital Intelligence Princess Margaret Cancer Centre's Grand Challenge/ (Clockwise from top left:) Dr. Scott Hopkins, Dr. Arash Zarrine-Afsar, and Dr. Rajesh Bhayana.

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