ACCESS-ACCES
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Advancing Childhood Cancer Experience, Science and Survivorship.
Agir Contre le Cancer des Enfants avec Succès.
Agir Contre le Cancer des Enfants avec Succès.
New Research Project Approved!
ACCESS Learning Institute
A virtual education platform that will provide structured training for PWLEs and professionals, bridging the divide between patient and care provider experiences.
Read more: https://ow.ly/15w750XtLjK
ACCESS Learning Institute
A virtual education platform that will provide structured training for PWLEs and professionals, bridging the divide between patient and care provider experiences.
Read more: https://ow.ly/15w750XtLjK
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Research Project Approved!
ACCESS Learning Institute
A virtual education platform that will provide structured training for PWLEs and professionals, bridging the divide between patient and care provider experiences.
Read more: https://ow.ly/15w750XtLjK
ACCESS Learning Institute
A virtual education platform that will provide structured training for PWLEs and professionals, bridging the divide between patient and care provider experiences.
Read more: https://ow.ly/15w750XtLjK
New Research Project Approved!
Travel to Treatment Study
A national survey to evaluate the physical, social, and financial impacts of travel to treatment on children with pediatric cancer and their families, and to compare these impacts across communities.
Read more: https://ow.ly/4YBo50XtLaK
Travel to Treatment Study
A national survey to evaluate the physical, social, and financial impacts of travel to treatment on children with pediatric cancer and their families, and to compare these impacts across communities.
Read more: https://ow.ly/4YBo50XtLaK
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Research Project Approved!
Travel to Treatment Study
A national survey to evaluate the physical, social, and financial impacts of travel to treatment on children with pediatric cancer and their families, and to compare these impacts across communities.
Read more: https://ow.ly/4YBo50XtLaK
Travel to Treatment Study
A national survey to evaluate the physical, social, and financial impacts of travel to treatment on children with pediatric cancer and their families, and to compare these impacts across communities.
Read more: https://ow.ly/4YBo50XtLaK
New Research Project Approved!
Program Evaluation - Career Development and Advocacy Curricula
This project aims to assess the educational programs developed by ACCESS on how the programs work, for which participants, and in which context.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ksvo50XtL5m
Program Evaluation - Career Development and Advocacy Curricula
This project aims to assess the educational programs developed by ACCESS on how the programs work, for which participants, and in which context.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ksvo50XtL5m
December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Research Project Approved!
Program Evaluation - Career Development and Advocacy Curricula
This project aims to assess the educational programs developed by ACCESS on how the programs work, for which participants, and in which context.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ksvo50XtL5m
Program Evaluation - Career Development and Advocacy Curricula
This project aims to assess the educational programs developed by ACCESS on how the programs work, for which participants, and in which context.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ksvo50XtL5m
New Research Project Approved!
National Biobanking Network
This project aims to accelerate pediatric cancer research by transforming how biospecimens are securely accessed and shared.
Read more: https://ow.ly/zBKk50XtL1T
National Biobanking Network
This project aims to accelerate pediatric cancer research by transforming how biospecimens are securely accessed and shared.
Read more: https://ow.ly/zBKk50XtL1T
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Research Project Approved!
National Biobanking Network
This project aims to accelerate pediatric cancer research by transforming how biospecimens are securely accessed and shared.
Read more: https://ow.ly/zBKk50XtL1T
National Biobanking Network
This project aims to accelerate pediatric cancer research by transforming how biospecimens are securely accessed and shared.
Read more: https://ow.ly/zBKk50XtL1T
Check out ACCESS' Cancer Biology Newsletter Issue 3!
Read the special feature on 'Liquid Biopsies in Pediatric Oncology: A Promising Breakthrough in Quebec Led by CHU Sainte-Justine' an article by Manon Nayrac.
Link - https://ow.ly/nXs350XtJMb
Read the special feature on 'Liquid Biopsies in Pediatric Oncology: A Promising Breakthrough in Quebec Led by CHU Sainte-Justine' an article by Manon Nayrac.
Link - https://ow.ly/nXs350XtJMb
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Check out ACCESS' Cancer Biology Newsletter Issue 3!
Read the special feature on 'Liquid Biopsies in Pediatric Oncology: A Promising Breakthrough in Quebec Led by CHU Sainte-Justine' an article by Manon Nayrac.
Link - https://ow.ly/nXs350XtJMb
Read the special feature on 'Liquid Biopsies in Pediatric Oncology: A Promising Breakthrough in Quebec Led by CHU Sainte-Justine' an article by Manon Nayrac.
Link - https://ow.ly/nXs350XtJMb
New Research Project Approved!
Maritime Canada Interprovincial Care for Children with Cancer: Case Study
This project aims to better understand how travel to treatment partnership works between the Maritimes provinces to help inform access in other parts of Canada.
Link:https://ow.ly/JWnZ50XtKQh
Maritime Canada Interprovincial Care for Children with Cancer: Case Study
This project aims to better understand how travel to treatment partnership works between the Maritimes provinces to help inform access in other parts of Canada.
Link:https://ow.ly/JWnZ50XtKQh
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Research Project Approved!
Maritime Canada Interprovincial Care for Children with Cancer: Case Study
This project aims to better understand how travel to treatment partnership works between the Maritimes provinces to help inform access in other parts of Canada.
Link:https://ow.ly/JWnZ50XtKQh
Maritime Canada Interprovincial Care for Children with Cancer: Case Study
This project aims to better understand how travel to treatment partnership works between the Maritimes provinces to help inform access in other parts of Canada.
Link:https://ow.ly/JWnZ50XtKQh
Do you have an idea for a children's book about childhood cancer? Join the ACCESS Book Club, a network where writers with different perspectives of childhood cancer come together to exchange insights and ideas.
For more information, contact the ACCESS Secretariat at secretariat.access@sickkids.ca
For more information, contact the ACCESS Secretariat at secretariat.access@sickkids.ca
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Do you have an idea for a children's book about childhood cancer? Join the ACCESS Book Club, a network where writers with different perspectives of childhood cancer come together to exchange insights and ideas.
For more information, contact the ACCESS Secretariat at secretariat.access@sickkids.ca
For more information, contact the ACCESS Secretariat at secretariat.access@sickkids.ca
New Research Project Approved!
Clinical Trials Incubator
This project will support Canadian investigators in the development of clinical trials by identifying promising early clinical trial concepts to benefit children, adolescents, and young adults.
Read more: https://ow.ly/2bqR50XtKJE
Clinical Trials Incubator
This project will support Canadian investigators in the development of clinical trials by identifying promising early clinical trial concepts to benefit children, adolescents, and young adults.
Read more: https://ow.ly/2bqR50XtKJE
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Research Project Approved!
Clinical Trials Incubator
This project will support Canadian investigators in the development of clinical trials by identifying promising early clinical trial concepts to benefit children, adolescents, and young adults.
Read more: https://ow.ly/2bqR50XtKJE
Clinical Trials Incubator
This project will support Canadian investigators in the development of clinical trials by identifying promising early clinical trial concepts to benefit children, adolescents, and young adults.
Read more: https://ow.ly/2bqR50XtKJE
New Research Project Approved!
Beyond the Binder: Innovative and Integrative Family-Centred Navigation Resources
This project will guide the development, implementation, and dissemination of a patient navigation framework.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Gmlu50XtKE0
Beyond the Binder: Innovative and Integrative Family-Centred Navigation Resources
This project will guide the development, implementation, and dissemination of a patient navigation framework.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Gmlu50XtKE0
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Research Project Approved!
Beyond the Binder: Innovative and Integrative Family-Centred Navigation Resources
This project will guide the development, implementation, and dissemination of a patient navigation framework.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Gmlu50XtKE0
Beyond the Binder: Innovative and Integrative Family-Centred Navigation Resources
This project will guide the development, implementation, and dissemination of a patient navigation framework.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Gmlu50XtKE0
We’re committed to ensuring every child with cancer has access to the latest advances in research and care and one way we support this is through free educational sessions featuring experts in pediatric cancer.
Share your ideas here: https://ow.ly/gkZl50XrVO1
Share your ideas here: https://ow.ly/gkZl50XrVO1
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We’re committed to ensuring every child with cancer has access to the latest advances in research and care and one way we support this is through free educational sessions featuring experts in pediatric cancer.
Share your ideas here: https://ow.ly/gkZl50XrVO1
Share your ideas here: https://ow.ly/gkZl50XrVO1
New Research Project Approved!
Assessment of the advocacy education needs of Persons With Lived Experience (PWLE)
The project aims to address the gap by asking PWLE where they feel they need more educational support and how that support should be delivered.
Link: https://ow.ly/IVrF50XtKyt
Assessment of the advocacy education needs of Persons With Lived Experience (PWLE)
The project aims to address the gap by asking PWLE where they feel they need more educational support and how that support should be delivered.
Link: https://ow.ly/IVrF50XtKyt
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Research Project Approved!
Assessment of the advocacy education needs of Persons With Lived Experience (PWLE)
The project aims to address the gap by asking PWLE where they feel they need more educational support and how that support should be delivered.
Link: https://ow.ly/IVrF50XtKyt
Assessment of the advocacy education needs of Persons With Lived Experience (PWLE)
The project aims to address the gap by asking PWLE where they feel they need more educational support and how that support should be delivered.
Link: https://ow.ly/IVrF50XtKyt
We’re thrilled to announce a milestone for the STEP-1 Program!
The National STEP-1 Program which started at SickKids, Toronto is now operating at two additional clinical trial sites - BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver & CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal.
Learn about STEP-1:
https://ow.ly/femt50XuKHP
The National STEP-1 Program which started at SickKids, Toronto is now operating at two additional clinical trial sites - BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver & CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal.
Learn about STEP-1:
https://ow.ly/femt50XuKHP
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We’re thrilled to announce a milestone for the STEP-1 Program!
The National STEP-1 Program which started at SickKids, Toronto is now operating at two additional clinical trial sites - BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver & CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal.
Learn about STEP-1:
https://ow.ly/femt50XuKHP
The National STEP-1 Program which started at SickKids, Toronto is now operating at two additional clinical trial sites - BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver & CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal.
Learn about STEP-1:
https://ow.ly/femt50XuKHP
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, advocacy isn’t optional — it’s survival.
Read the stories of parents like Adrienne Co-Dyre and Dawn Pickering whose determination and voices became lifelines for their children.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ptm550XqxKU
#Advocacy #CancerSurvivorship
Read the stories of parents like Adrienne Co-Dyre and Dawn Pickering whose determination and voices became lifelines for their children.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ptm550XqxKU
#Advocacy #CancerSurvivorship
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, advocacy isn’t optional — it’s survival.
Read the stories of parents like Adrienne Co-Dyre and Dawn Pickering whose determination and voices became lifelines for their children.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ptm550XqxKU
#Advocacy #CancerSurvivorship
Read the stories of parents like Adrienne Co-Dyre and Dawn Pickering whose determination and voices became lifelines for their children.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ptm550XqxKU
#Advocacy #CancerSurvivorship
“When my 13-month-old daughter was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, our world turned upside down overnight,” recalls Maura Cosgrave, a mother and advocate whose experience has become a call for change.
Read more: https://ow.ly/mzWz50Xqy16
#PersonsWithLivedExperience 💛
Read more: https://ow.ly/mzWz50Xqy16
#PersonsWithLivedExperience 💛
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“When my 13-month-old daughter was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, our world turned upside down overnight,” recalls Maura Cosgrave, a mother and advocate whose experience has become a call for change.
Read more: https://ow.ly/mzWz50Xqy16
#PersonsWithLivedExperience 💛
Read more: https://ow.ly/mzWz50Xqy16
#PersonsWithLivedExperience 💛
We’re committed to ensuring every child with cancer has access to the latest advances in research and care and one way we support this is through free educational sessions featuring experts in pediatric cancer.
Share your ideas here: https://ow.ly/gkZl50XrVO1
Share your ideas here: https://ow.ly/gkZl50XrVO1
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We’re committed to ensuring every child with cancer has access to the latest advances in research and care and one way we support this is through free educational sessions featuring experts in pediatric cancer.
Share your ideas here: https://ow.ly/gkZl50XrVO1
Share your ideas here: https://ow.ly/gkZl50XrVO1
When we think about research, we picture lab coats, data, and complex science — but rarely the young people whose experiences bring that science to life.
Read the full story to see how youth voices are making cancer research more human, more relevant, and more impactful: https://ow.ly/j1ej50XqxSv 💛
Read the full story to see how youth voices are making cancer research more human, more relevant, and more impactful: https://ow.ly/j1ej50XqxSv 💛
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
When we think about research, we picture lab coats, data, and complex science — but rarely the young people whose experiences bring that science to life.
Read the full story to see how youth voices are making cancer research more human, more relevant, and more impactful: https://ow.ly/j1ej50XqxSv 💛
Read the full story to see how youth voices are making cancer research more human, more relevant, and more impactful: https://ow.ly/j1ej50XqxSv 💛
Sarah Telford shares her inspiring visit to Berman Labs where she explored the groundbreaking work of the Pediatric Preclinical Modelling Program. Sarah reflects on how volunteering during her own treatment motivated her to make a difference for future patients.💛
Read here: https://ow.ly/2OEs50Xqx4A
Read here: https://ow.ly/2OEs50Xqx4A
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Sarah Telford shares her inspiring visit to Berman Labs where she explored the groundbreaking work of the Pediatric Preclinical Modelling Program. Sarah reflects on how volunteering during her own treatment motivated her to make a difference for future patients.💛
Read here: https://ow.ly/2OEs50Xqx4A
Read here: https://ow.ly/2OEs50Xqx4A
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, advocacy isn’t optional — it’s survival.
Read the stories of parents like Adrienne Co-Dyre and Dawn Pickering whose determination and voices became lifelines for their children.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ptm550XqxKU
#Advocacy #CancerSurvivorship
Read the stories of parents like Adrienne Co-Dyre and Dawn Pickering whose determination and voices became lifelines for their children.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ptm550XqxKU
#Advocacy #CancerSurvivorship
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, advocacy isn’t optional — it’s survival.
Read the stories of parents like Adrienne Co-Dyre and Dawn Pickering whose determination and voices became lifelines for their children.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ptm550XqxKU
#Advocacy #CancerSurvivorship
Read the stories of parents like Adrienne Co-Dyre and Dawn Pickering whose determination and voices became lifelines for their children.
Read more: https://ow.ly/Ptm550XqxKU
#Advocacy #CancerSurvivorship
With the review and approval of its complete portfolio of 56 research projects and initiatives, ACCESS is driving progress across every stage of the childhood cancer journey, from diagnosis to survivorship. 💛
Read more - https://ow.ly/osfv50Xqxp2
#ChildhoodCancerResearch #CancerAwareness
Read more - https://ow.ly/osfv50Xqxp2
#ChildhoodCancerResearch #CancerAwareness
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
With the review and approval of its complete portfolio of 56 research projects and initiatives, ACCESS is driving progress across every stage of the childhood cancer journey, from diagnosis to survivorship. 💛
Read more - https://ow.ly/osfv50Xqxp2
#ChildhoodCancerResearch #CancerAwareness
Read more - https://ow.ly/osfv50Xqxp2
#ChildhoodCancerResearch #CancerAwareness
ACCESS achieved a significant milestone as a national network - we completed the review of our portfolio of work which includes 56 research projects and initiatives that address priorities touching on all aspects of the childhood cancer journey.
Read full message: https://ow.ly/JWGP50Xpo6o
Read full message: https://ow.ly/JWGP50Xpo6o
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
ACCESS achieved a significant milestone as a national network - we completed the review of our portfolio of work which includes 56 research projects and initiatives that address priorities touching on all aspects of the childhood cancer journey.
Read full message: https://ow.ly/JWGP50Xpo6o
Read full message: https://ow.ly/JWGP50Xpo6o
Read the ACCESS Impact Report to learn more about our work to advance childhood cancer research, experience, and survivorship in Canada.
Link: https://ow.ly/Y7LH50Xc2ez
#PediatricCancer
Link: https://ow.ly/Y7LH50Xc2ez
#PediatricCancer
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Read the ACCESS Impact Report to learn more about our work to advance childhood cancer research, experience, and survivorship in Canada.
Link: https://ow.ly/Y7LH50Xc2ez
#PediatricCancer
Link: https://ow.ly/Y7LH50Xc2ez
#PediatricCancer
Pediatric cancers require multi-centre and international cooperation in research, and ACCESS’ teams support this collaborative approach to clinical trials.
Read the ACCESS Impact Report to learn more.
Link: ow.ly/Y7LH50Xc2ez
Read the ACCESS Impact Report to learn more.
Link: ow.ly/Y7LH50Xc2ez
October 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Pediatric cancers require multi-centre and international cooperation in research, and ACCESS’ teams support this collaborative approach to clinical trials.
Read the ACCESS Impact Report to learn more.
Link: ow.ly/Y7LH50Xc2ez
Read the ACCESS Impact Report to learn more.
Link: ow.ly/Y7LH50Xc2ez
Over the past year, ACCESS has grown into a truly national network, bringing together Canadian and international institutions, partner organizations, cancer centres, researchers, healthcare providers, and advocates from across Canada.
Read the ACCESS Impact Report: https://ow.ly/uJB950Xc1Q7
Read the ACCESS Impact Report: https://ow.ly/uJB950Xc1Q7
October 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Over the past year, ACCESS has grown into a truly national network, bringing together Canadian and international institutions, partner organizations, cancer centres, researchers, healthcare providers, and advocates from across Canada.
Read the ACCESS Impact Report: https://ow.ly/uJB950Xc1Q7
Read the ACCESS Impact Report: https://ow.ly/uJB950Xc1Q7
ACCESS Presents: Building Meaningful Relationships with Indigenous Communities
Michel Duval & Thérèse Niquay cultivated a friendship grounded in dialogue and respect when they began working on an ACCESS-supported project. Join session to learn about their journey.
Link: https://ow.ly/r5kP50X7SQb
Michel Duval & Thérèse Niquay cultivated a friendship grounded in dialogue and respect when they began working on an ACCESS-supported project. Join session to learn about their journey.
Link: https://ow.ly/r5kP50X7SQb
October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ACCESS Presents: Building Meaningful Relationships with Indigenous Communities
Michel Duval & Thérèse Niquay cultivated a friendship grounded in dialogue and respect when they began working on an ACCESS-supported project. Join session to learn about their journey.
Link: https://ow.ly/r5kP50X7SQb
Michel Duval & Thérèse Niquay cultivated a friendship grounded in dialogue and respect when they began working on an ACCESS-supported project. Join session to learn about their journey.
Link: https://ow.ly/r5kP50X7SQb
Pediatric cancer research is rapidly evolving, driven by a deep commitment to developing treatments that are not only more effective but also gentler on young patients through the growing use of tumour modelling systems.
Read full story here: https://ow.ly/gvXA50WA6BW
Read full story here: https://ow.ly/gvXA50WA6BW
October 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Pediatric cancer research is rapidly evolving, driven by a deep commitment to developing treatments that are not only more effective but also gentler on young patients through the growing use of tumour modelling systems.
Read full story here: https://ow.ly/gvXA50WA6BW
Read full story here: https://ow.ly/gvXA50WA6BW