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saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · 1d

#ScreeningSavesLives #BreastCheck

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saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · 4d

#CancerCare #Support

saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · 5d

#ScreeningSavesLives #BreastCheck

saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · 8d

#ScreeningSavesLives #BreastCheck

saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · 9d

Learn more about our Patient and Family Advisory Council https://saskcancer.ca/PFAC
#PatientFamilyAdvisor #BreastCancerAwareness

saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · 10d

#ScreeningSavesLives #BreastCheck

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CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health @canpath.bsky.social · Sep 3

CanPath is collaborating with Okta to enhance our Trusted Research Environment, alongside Lifebit.

Stronger privacy for participants ➕ easier, secure researcher access 🖥️🔐

Read more: canpath.ca/2025/09/canp...

Woman looking at a computer. Text reads: "CanPath collaborates with Okta to strength security in Canada's largest population health platform."

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CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health @canpath.bsky.social · Sep 4

🗓 Less than a week to go!
Join CanPath's Sept 10 webinar on COVID-19 serosurveillance & representation in Canadian studies.

Register ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Webinar: Who gets counted? Examining representativeness in Canadian COVID-19 serosurveillance studies. Presented by: Dr. W. Alton Russell, Matthew Knight, and Dr. Yuan Yu. Wednesday, September 10. 1:00 PM EDT.

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CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health @canpath.bsky.social · Aug 14

🔍 Got questions about CanPath? We've got answers.

Join us for Access Office Hours and connect with the CanPath experts who know the ins and outs of population health data access 🧬💡

🔗 canpath.ca/2025/08/acce...

Access Office Hours - CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health

Join us for the CanPath Access Office Hours to learn more about how you can leverage CanPath data for your research.

canpath.ca

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CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health @canpath.bsky.social · Jul 29

☀️ New research highlights gaps in sun safety: 75% tan for appearance, 50% used beds, 40% believe in base tans.
UV risk is rising ... so is misinformation.
📢 Let's push for evidence-based advocacy 👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39272952/

UV Safety Awareness Month.
We’re in the heart of summer and even with fall coming, it’s never too late to start protecting your skin. Sun safety is a year-round habit, not just a seasonal one.

UV AWARENESS RESEARCH.
Skin Cancer Awareness and Sun Safety in Manitoba.
A new study in Manitoba looked at how people in the province spend time in the sun and how they protect their skin.
Researchers used survey data from more than 3,000 participants in the Manitoba Tomorrow Project to better understand sun habits, beliefs about tanning, and how people try to stay safe from the sun.
The study aimed to:
Learn how often people are exposed to the sun and whether they protect themselves, such as by using sunscreen or wearing hats.
Understand what people in Manitoba believe about tanning and whether they know the risks.
Find out how sun safety habits differ by age, gender, education level, income, and skin tone.
Use this information to create public health campaigns that teach people how to protect their skin and lower their risk of skin cancer.
Lagacé et al., 2024.

More than 75% of people said they had tanned recently just to look good. This shows that many people care more about their appearance than the health risks, even though skin cancer is becoming more common.
More than half of the people in the study said they had used a tanning bed before. Even though tanning beds are known to cause cancer, many people continue to use them.
Over 40% believe that getting a base tan helps protect their skin from future sunburns. But this isn’t true. A base tan means the skin is already damaged and doesn’t offer much protection. It can actually raise the risk of skin cancer.
Lagacé et al., 2024.

WANT TO BE MORE SUN SAFE?
Stay cool, drink water, and avoid dehydration.
Wear light layers, wide-brim hats, and shades to block harmful UV rays.
Apply broad-spectrum sunscreen (SPF 30+) every two hours.
Advocate for more accessible, affordable, and community-wide sun protection
Lagacé et al., 2024.

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CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health @canpath.bsky.social · Jul 11

🌍 On #WorldPopulationDay, we're reminded: health is more than medicine.
At CanPath, 330K+ Canadians show how where we live, work & connect shapes our well-being.
This is population health in real life.

Three young adults hiking down a trail. Text reads: WORLD POPULATION DAY: At CanPath, we're using population health data to explore how our biology, behaviour, and environment shape health outcomes. July 11, 2025.

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Atlantic PATH @atlanticpath.bsky.social · Jul 7

Join us in congratulating our colleague, Dr. Raza Abidi on being appointed Digital Health Canada Representative to the International Medical Informatics Association! bit.ly/4kpQ2nE

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saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · Jul 3

Women in Saskatchewan aged 45+ are now eligible for screening mammograms!
This change supports earlier detection and will expand to age 40 over the 12 months.
Learn more: saskcancer.ca (News & Events)
#BreastCancerScreening #WomensHealth #EarlyDetection

saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · Jul 3

Learn about #HealthyFutureSask recent collaboration with the #SaskatoonFireDepartment. #CancerResearch

CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health @canpath.bsky.social · Jul 2

"We don't have enough Canadian data to study firefighter health. This is a chance to change that." 🧑‍🚒

Healthy Future Sask teamed up with Saskatoon Fire to build a stronger research base for firefighter cancer risk and public health. Read the story: canpath.ca/2025/06/hfs-...

Building the foundation: Canadian firefighters powering the future of cancer research - CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health

Healthy Future Sask is recruiting a niche subset of Saskatchewan residents to support firefighter cancer research.

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saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · Jun 12

Learn more and book your #BreastCheck screening mammogram @ SaskCancer.ca/BreastCheck
#BreastHealth #ScreeningSavesLives

saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · Jun 11

Learn more and book your #BreastCheck screening mammogram @ SaskCancer.ca/BreastCheck
#BreastHealth #ScreeningSavesLives

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ccralliance.bsky.social @ccralliance.bsky.social · Jun 3

Only a few days left to submit your abstract for #CCRC2025 by June 6! ⏰

This year’s theme, “New Horizons in Cancer Research: Opportunities and Challenges” will spotlight bold ideas and breakthrough science.

We want to showcase your work!

Submit TODAY: www.ccra-acrc.ca/conference/abstracts/

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ccralliance.bsky.social @ccralliance.bsky.social · May 15

#CCRC2025 in accepting First Nations, Inuit and Métis knowledge products!

We invite submissions of knowledge products that align with Indigenous knowledge systems and communicate knowledge in culturally meaningful ways.

Please send your submissions by June 6 to: [email protected]

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saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · May 15

Learn more and book your #BreastCheck screening mammogram @ SaskCancer.ca/BreastCheck
#BreastHealth #ScreeningSavesLives

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saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · May 15

Great work from our #CancerResearchers and @usask.bsky.social in #BreastCancerResearch!

USask @usask.ca · May 15

A team of #USask researchers, using innovative genetic screening, have identified a new target to suppress breast cancer growth.

#USaskResearch | @saskcancer.bsky.social

news.usask.ca/articles/res...

USask scientists identify vulnerability in cancer cells - News

A team of University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers, using innovative genetic screening, have identified a new target to suppress breast cancer growth.

news.usask.ca

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saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · May 13

Learn more and book your #BreastCheck screening mammogram @ SaskCancer.ca/BreastCheck
#BreastHealth #ScreeningSavesLives

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Cancer Research UK @cancerresearchuk.org · May 12

This International Nurses Day and every day, we celebrate our amazing nurses 💙

Their dedication and commitment is pivotal to our mission of bringing about a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. Thank you for all that you do!

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CanPath - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health @canpath.bsky.social · May 9

Working with multi-regional data? 🗺️

Learn how Maelstrom Research tackles data harmonization using CanPath as a case study.

📅 June 10 | 🕐 1 PM EDT

🔗 Register >> us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#HealthData #DataHarmonization #CohortResearch

CanPath Webinar: Lessons from CanPath on demystifying data harmonization.
Dr. Isabel Fortier, Principal Investigator, Maelstrom Research.
Anouar Nechba, Project Manager, Maelstrom Research.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT.

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saskcancer.bsky.social @saskcancer.bsky.social · May 9

Learn more and book your #BreastCheck screening mammogram @ SaskCancer.ca/BreastCheck
#BreastHealth #ScreeningSavesLives

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ccralliance.bsky.social @ccralliance.bsky.social · May 8

Throwing it back to #CCRC2023! Three days of powerful ideas, big breakthroughs, and unforgettable connections.

Submit your abstract today!

📅Nov 2–4, 2025
📍Calgary, AB
ccra-acrc.ca/conference/abstracts/

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