Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network
Inspired by Terry Fox, we're uniting patients, researchers, clinicians, administrators and donors from across Canada to accelerate precision medicine for the benefit of cancer patients.
Led by the Terry Fox Research Institute and the Terry Fox Foundation
- 🍁🔬MOHCCN Health Informatics & Data Science Awards 2026 Launch🍁🔬 HI&DS Awards provide early-career researchers in health informatics and related fields with funding to support high-quality research. Full application due: Thursday, April 9th , 2026 (11:59pm ET) Learn more: tinyurl.com/38sfu739
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- Tout a commencé avec un seul. Aujourd’hui, nous sommes 15 000. En 2021, nous avons entrepris de créer la ressource sur le cancer la plus vaste et la plus complète au Canada : la Cohorte de référence. Nous avons séquencé plus de 15 000 génomes. Découvrez l’histoire complète : tinyurl.com/2jpyk2dp
- It all started with one. Now we’re 15,000 strong. In 2021, we set out to create Canada’s largest and most complete cancer resource: the Gold Cohort. Today, over 15,000 genomes have been sequenced. Get the full story on this exciting milestone: tinyurl.com/4epbrf6a
- 📣 Wednesday! 📣 Don't miss this virtual event featuring Network-funded researchers whose work is shaping the future of clinical trials. 📆: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 ⌚: 12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET / 4 pm AT / 4:30pm NT 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/y9nmu2sz
- 📺 Episode 6 of our Network Voices Conversations series is out now! 📺 Patient Working Group members, James Pereira and Sheilah Brukewich, chat with Dr. Samantha Pollard about why patient values should be at the centre of precision oncology. Check out their full conversation▶️ tinyurl.com/fsfvu32s
- 📝 Register Now!📝 Next Wednesday: Hear from Network-funded researchers whose work is shaping the future of clinical trials. 👇 More information below👇
- 🍁Next up in the MOHCCN Seminar Series🍁 Join us at this virtual event to learn more about Network-funded clinical trial initiatives and their potential impact. 📆: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 ⌚: 12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET / 4 pm AT / 4:30pm NT 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/y9nmu2sz
- 🧬Precision medicine should be first-line treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer, study finds🧬 This study sheds light on the importance of precision oncology and using genomic sequencing to inform care as early as possible. Learn more about this critical research▶️ tinyurl.com/2p9mn64v
- 🍁Next up in the MOHCCN Seminar Series🍁 Join us at this virtual event to learn more about Network-funded clinical trial initiatives and their potential impact. 📆: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 ⌚: 12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET / 4 pm AT / 4:30pm NT 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/y9nmu2sz
- 📺 Watch now! 📺 Missed our Health Technology Assessment projects Network Seminar? The full video is now available to watch on demand. MOHCCN members conducting Network-funded projects in the HTA space presented their ongoing research. Watch the full event ▶️ tinyurl.com/yuf7rj95
- ⏰Reminder: The deadline to submit your Letter of Intent for the MOHCCN Clinician Scientist Awards is January 22!⏰ 📣 Know someone who should apply? Feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues and networks. Learn more: tinyurl.com/dn774xa5
- 🍁“From Day 1 to Day 1046, my care portrayed what precision medicine really means: using data, biology, and personal context to make thoughtful, individualized decisions.”🍁 How precision oncology and patient-centred care shaped PWG member Lindsay Gustafson’s cancer care. tinyurl.com/234zmtx5
- 📣 Tomorrow! 📣 Don’t miss this virtual event exploring how Network-funded health technology assessment projects are informing advances in precision oncology! 📆: Thursday, January 15, 2026 ⌚: 9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 1pm AT / 1:30pm NT 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/5dbdzsfb
- Speakers: 🔬Measuring the Quality & Value of Precision Oncology Care by Dr. Yvonne Bombard and Dr. Tim Hanna 🏥Platform for Regulatory Science, Innovation, and Equitable Health Systems (PRISm) by Dr. Dean A Regier
- 📈🍁 December 2025: The finish line is in sight! 📈🍁 🧬⬆️ We’re at 96% of our 15k-case Gold Cohort goal! 🤝 We are thrilled to welcome Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre to our ever-growing Canada-wide network. In 1980, Terry started a marathon against cancer. Together, we can Finish It.
- 🧬🔬2025: A year of advancing research with real-world impact🧬🔬 Our members published 22 Network-related papers last year, a 175% increase from 2024! Congratulations to all of our researchers on their work! Explore their exciting research on our Scientific Publications page: tinyurl.com/9ze3j9cr
- 🍁Next in the MOHCCN Seminar Series🍁 Discover how Network-funded health technology assessment projects are informing advances in precision oncology in this virtual event featuring MOHCCN investigators. 📆: Thursday, January 15, 2026 ⌚: 9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 1pm AT / 1:30pm NT
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- 🎥Watch now!🎥 Missed the latest Health Informatics & Data Science Awards seminar? Watch the full video featuring short, plain-language presentations by next generation precision oncology experts. tinyurl.com/mpaw2xus
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- 🍁“The Marathon of Hope started with a patient's voice – Terry's voice. [...] That voice is echoed in the Network today through the Patient Working Group members”🍁 Honouring Terry’s mission, Jenny carries hope forward to help finish the marathon against cancer. Read her story: tinyurl.com/2s3nhedn
- We are so grateful to Aqsa for everything she does for the Network as a member of our Genomic Reporting Working Group and her willingness to share her story. Thank you for being part of the Team Canada of Cancer Research!
- Aqsa, who lost her father and sister to cancer, works in clinical genome interpretation at OICR, preparing reports for patients. She enjoys this work, not just because she is helping patients but also that she able to "not let them be alone in their fears". bit.ly/4j0shUl #changedmylife
- 📣This Thursday!📣 Don’t miss this virtual event ft. plain-language presentations from 5 future precision oncology experts using Network-generated “big data data" and disruptive technologies to shape the future of cancer research and care! Register now to secure your spot!🔗: tinyurl.com/58ts23ba
- 📺 Ep. 5 of our Network Voices Conversations series is out now! 📺 Patient Working Group members, Jennifer Coish and Darrin Park, chat with Dan Loos, the coordinator of BioBank NL at Memorial University about all things biobanking. Check out the full conversation: tinyurl.com/4mpan6r5
- 📝 Register Now!📝 Don’t miss next Thursday’s seminar featuring short, plain-language presentations from five future precision oncology experts who are using Network-generated “big data data" and disruptive technologies to shape the future of cancer research and care! tinyurl.com/58ts23ba
- 🍁🔬MOHCCN Clinician Scientist Awards 2026 Launch🍁🔬 The MOHCCN Clinician Scientist Awards provide funding to young investigators looking to conduct high-quality, clinically-related research in precision oncology. Letter of Intent due: January 22, 2026 Learn more: tinyurl.com/dn774xa5
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- 📈🍁November 2025: Another major stride towards our 15,000-case goal📈🍁 👟We’re closing in on the finish line! 🧬⬆️ 773 full genomic profiles were added 🟰 13,715 cases-over 90% of our 15k target! 🩺⬆️ Clinical data from 435 patients 🟰 7,577 completed cases! 🌐⬆️ 7 new contributing cohorts 🟰141 cohorts
