Anita McGrath

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Anita McGrath

@livingALK

Lung Cancer Advocate and 9+ year survivor.

Brisbane, Queensland Katılım Eylül 2019

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Lung Foundation Australia@Lungfoundation·1 Ağu

🌍🫁 World Lung Cancer Day 🫁🌍 We're less than 1 year away from Australia's National Lung Cancer Screening Program launch! Early detection saves lives. Let's raise awareness and support lung health. #WorldLungCancerDay

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ALK Positive@ALKPositiveinc·2 Ağu

17 yrs ago today, Drs Soda, Mano, et al's paper in @Nature discovering ALK #lungcancer set the stage for the development of multiple generations of ALK TKIs, transforming lives of our community. Grateful for this & all research. #ResearchSavesLives pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17625570/ #LCSM

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·12 Tem

@TOGAANZ It’s a shame that’s the same day as the Brisbane Cancer Conference. Hopefully they’ll record it.

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Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia@TOGAANZ·11 Tem

Join them on Thursday, 28 November 2 – 5 pm AEDT for the workshop, which will cover the selection and administration of PROMs and examine how quality of life outcomes can impact decision-making and future clinical practice beyond the clinical trial.

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Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia@TOGAANZ·11 Tem

CQUEST are holding a free online workshop 'Maximising the value of quality of life assessment while minimising burden: A workshop for consumers'.

Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia tweet media

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·27 Nis

Fantastic news.

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·24 Nis

@lgreco_ny Thinking of you Laura.

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Laura Greco@lgreco_ny·23 Nis

Stuck here in bed. Moving my head hurts. This recovery from my 8th brain surgery has been probably the most challenging yet. I will prevail... Eventually. #lcsm

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·19 Nis

@RareCancers @ProfDMThomas @markbutler Thank you for speaking for all of us who need access to life saving medications. We wouldn’t all fit in @markbutler1978’s office. The work you do is appreciated by the patient community

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Rare Cancers Australia@RareCancers·2 Nis

Patient organisations took a consensus statement to @MarkButler last week calling for life-saving cancer drugs to be made urgently available to thousands more Aussies. Read it here: bit.ly/3VGrVsa

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Prunella Blinman@drprunellab·2 Şub

Staggering, really. While many of us fondly remember the simple times (of chemotherapy only), this is progress!

Katsuaki Maehara 🇯🇵@KatsuakiMaehara

🌟 NSCLC Drug List 🫁🧬 A month late, but I have compiled a list of NSCLC drugs for 2024. Approved and unapproved are excluded. References are as follows. NCCN Ver 1. 2024 ESMO Guideline JLCS Guideline 2023

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Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia@TOGAANZ·21 Ara

In a clinician-patient partnership #DYNAMALK is raising funds to incl. Stage 4 ALK+ NSCLC patients on treatment in the study design. Every $10k raised comprehensively profiles a patient's DNA profile 👣 closer to personalised medicine Donate buff.ly/3rTsGSi

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Cancer Australia@CancerAustralia·29 Kas

Cancer Australia’s #lungcancer guide supports appropriate investigation and timely referral of symptomatic patients into the multidisciplinary diagnostic pathway. Learn more in the e-learning modules for primary care: lungfoundation.com.au/health-profess… @Lungfoundation

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·30 Eki

@TOGAANZ I like this image. May I use it?

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Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia@TOGAANZ·30 Eki

🎗 Lung Cancer Awareness is Recognising symptoms Combatting smoking stigma Understanding its high mortality Backing research for change & much more Visit TOGA buff.ly/3FtPxXG Contact info@thoraciconcology.org.au for a ribbon to wear in November #LCAM #LungCancerAwareness

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Lung Foundation Australia@Lungfoundation·25 Eki

Today the QLD Gov announced a $28.4 million investment towards the fight against vaping! The investment will be used for education, enforcement and the creation of a new dedicated taskforce. An important step to protect the health of Queensland! @ShannonFentiman @AnnastaciaMP

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Rare Cancers Australia@RareCancers·17 Eki

The final session of #CanForum23 is about, to begin with Dr Srividya Iyer sharing her experience of living with #ovariancancer. Tune into the live stream now 📺️ bit.ly/3KAI0JC #changingcancercare #rarecancer

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·11 Eki

@ALKpositiveINT Be like Martha, get tested.

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ALK+ International@ALKpositiveINT·4 Eki

#BiomarkerTesting plays an pivotal role following any #lungcancer diagnosis. If a tumour biomarker is treatable, personalised plans can be created using targeted therapies, which could improve the outcome of treatments 💪💓 Here Martha shows us why it’s important to #GetTested

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·3 Eyl

@TOGAANZ Quite a few LC listings this time.

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Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia@TOGAANZ·22 Ağu

The November PBAC agenda is available with submissions closing on 20 Sept 2023 Submissions are welcome whether you are a patient, carer, member of the public, health professional or member of a consumer interest group Read the agenda bit.ly/45jNaly #LCSM

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·24 Ağu

@Mal_Itchins @TOGAANZ Great job Mal. May I have one of those?

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Malinda Itchins@Mal_Itchins·24 Ağu

DYNAMALK is open 🥳 Taking the kit to collect the first ctDNA sample. A quick celebration for getting to this point! We hope to help people live better with ALK+ NSCLC though accessing real time molecular testing with their care 🧪💊 Thank you team @TOGAANZ

Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia@TOGAANZ

In a clinician-patient partnership #DYNAMALK is raising funds to incl. Stage 4 ALK+ NSCLC on treatment Every $10k raised samples a patient's comprehensive DNA profile over time to correlate w clinical changes A step closer to personalised medicine Donate bit.ly/3mG2QPe

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·2 Tem

@Dr_MarkAdams @CureCancerAu @aruthak @JessHolien Congratulations Mark. Well done.

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Dr Mark Adams@Dr_MarkAdams·15 Haz

Super night at Kirribilli House for the @CureCancerAu Researcher of the year awards! Thanks to Cure Cancer and congratulations to fellow finalists @aruthak and @JessHolien!

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Rare Cancers Australia@RareCancers·26 Haz

This #RareCancersAwarenessDay, we honour the 143 Australians diagnosed with rare or less common cancer every day – and remind you that you are not alone. #WeAreRare

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·23 Haz

1,000 patients potentially given an opportunity to receive a more targeted therapy

Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia@TOGAANZ

A 1st for Aus & highlight of TOGA trial program, #ASPIRATIONstudy examines clinical impact of upfront comprehensive genomic profiling in newly diagnosed metastatic non-squamous NSCLC pts Huge milestone to complete 1000 pts recruitment today!👏 @TrialsCentre @OmicoAustralia #LCSM

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Anita McGrath@livingALK·23 Haz

@TOGAANZ @TrialsCentre @OmicoAustralia Fantastic!!

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Cancer Australia@CancerAustralia·2 May

Announced today! A new National Lung Cancer Screening Program will commence screening by July 2025, targeting high-risk individuals to detect lung cancer in its early stages to increase the likelihood of successful treatment & improve #lungcancer outcomes bit.ly/41Tt4Nz

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@Nature @TOGAANZ @lgreco_ny @RareCancers @ProfDMThomas @markbutler @MarkButler @Lungfoundation