Well-deserved BA Barbara-Ann Millar!

The Princess Margaret Lodge has officially re-opened for out-of-town cancer patients!

Thanks to The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, it's been reinvented to provide a 'home-away-from-home' experience with bedrooms with individual bathrooms, wifi throughout + more!

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4dbWyfq

UHN President & CEO Dr. Kevin Smith and
Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown, dean of U of T Public Health, write about the need to revolutionize how we organize health care in this country.

'We need to put the patient at the centre of the system.'
Read more in Toronto Star👇
thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Happy #EarthDay ! #TeamUHN always puts their best foot forward to promote and demonstrate sustainability. Some examples:

♻️ Reusable isolation gowns

♻️ 41% waste diversion rate

🚧 Construction of a Wastewater Energy Transfer System at Toronto Western

And much more!

Eradicating pigmented melanoma tumors of the eye 👁️

A preclinical study led by Dr. Brian Wilson University Health Network and collaborators USP - Universidade de São Paulo used extremely short pulses of laser light to treat ocular melanoma, unlocking new therapy potential for pigmented cancers.

doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

A great feeling to be recognized at #AACR2024 for our #breastcancer #research ⁦UT Dallas Biology⁩ ⁦through ⁦AACR⁩ ⁦Pelotonia⁩ ⁦Victoria's Secret⁩ Global Fund for Women’s Cancers, and greet President-Elect ⁦⁦Lillian Siu⁩ ⁦⁦Princess Margaret Cancer Centre⁩!

This video series by experts at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre can help you understand hereditary cancer and genetic testing.
pmcancerclasses.ca/course/view.ph…

We're Hiring!
University Health Network is recruiting a Physiotherapist to join the Allied Health team at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
Learn more about this opportunity and apply today:
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHeal…

A new eLearning course has been added to the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre CAR T-cell Therapy Education Series. You can now learn about Advanced Care Planning on PM Cancer Classes: pmcancerclasses.ca/course/view.ph…

A genetic telltale sign for CML therapy outcome💡

A team led by Dr. Dennis Kim Princess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network discovered that mutations in AS/MTF genes are associated with a higher risk of treatment failure for chronic myeloid leukemia patients.

>>doi.org/10.1182/blooda…

There's no shortage of achievements from #TeamUHN , so each month we have UHN Honour Roll!

From a senior medical oncologist getting an international award, to UHN trainees getting support for independent research, meet this month's 🎓Honour Roll ➡ bit.ly/3vGyAIe

🤖 #AI for #pathology

“It is a scary topic when someone tells you that your job is going to be replaced by AI.”

Read more to see how Dr. Phedias Diamandis, a neuropathologist University Health Network & Scientist Princess Margaret Cancer Centre tackles concerns about AI in pathology head-on:
uhnresearch.ca/news/meet-phed…

Prepare for life after cancer with the Adult Cancer Survivorship eLearning series from Princess Margaret Cancer Centre: pmcancerclasses.ca/course/view.ph…

UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre was the first in North America to use a robot for compounding hazardous oncology drugs in its #pharmacy !🤖

In just a few minutes, the pharmacy robot verifies:

👉The drug, saline bag, weight/dosage
👉Patient information
👉Expiry dates
👉Treatment date

#ColorectalCancer affects the large intestine (colon) or rectum (end of colon). It's the first leading cause of cancer death amongst men younger than 50.

Monika Krzyzanowska, medical oncologist from UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, shares early signs/symptoms ⬇

news.yahoo.com/colon-cancer-i…

A big congratulations to #RMPatPM 's Director of #MedicalPhysics Dr. Jan Seuntjens Jan Seuntjens, Ph.D., who was inducted to the 2024 Class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering AIMBE College of Fellows!

Proud to be part of College of Fellows of AIMBE, a non-profit advocating to policy makers the importance of research in science & engineering to improve health. My nomination really attests to work by my graduate students & colleagues. AIMBE COMP American Association of Physicists in Medicine Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

I’ll be producing and hosting this again on April 11! Please come out and support an incredible cause, benefiting cancer research Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Department of Supportive Care!

In light of Kate Middleton's preventive chemotherapy announcement, cancer specialists, including Princess Margaret Cancer Centre's Dr. Derek Tsang, explain exactly what this kind of treatment is, and how it can take a toll on the patient. ⬇

ctvnews.ca/health/kate-mi…

Check out Ontario Hospital Association's feature on University Health Network's @PMCancerCentre patient partner, Michelle Audoin, as she speaks on racial disparities in breast cancer care and read how Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research researchers are working to address these inequities.