Derek Tsang

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AI as a Source of Misinformation for Patients - Derek Tsang

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line 5 just confirmed to open this sunday, february 8!

with only 5 days notice, this got to be a record from the TTC on shortest notice *ever* for a new transit line opening. we've only waited 15 years :)

Dr @herbloongmd.bsky.social giving the keynote address at I-OSICON in Chennai 🇮🇳 on lung cancer immunotherapy 🫁 🇭🇰

Great to hear Dr @herbloongmd.bsky.social speak about immunotherapy clinical trials at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre in Chennai, India.

Thank you to the @torontosymphony.bsky.social for visiting Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and playing music 🎶 for our @radmedpm.bsky.social and solid tumour cancer patients! What an uplifting event — Happy holidays ❄️ (picture taken with permission)

The biggest clue to cranks that there is no vaccine conspiracy is that Doctors and Scientists continue to vaccinate their own children at record rates.

Ontario's multimillion-dollar deal with American health clinics | CBC News An exclusive CBC data analysis has found that since 2018, Ontario has spent over $200 million sending patients to U.S. clinics for procedures unavailable in Canada. The biggest expenditure under the p...

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Opinion: Children’s safety matters more than shaving a few seconds off someone’s commute — The Globe and Mail Doug Ford complains that speed cameras target people going just 10 km/h over the limit, but that’s enough to make the difference between life and death

Traffic shouldn’t come at the cost of pedestrian lives. apple.news/AABDIMXHmQoy... #onpoli #topoli

That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.

Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.

Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.

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Wisconsin and Minnesota Republicans call on Canada to curb wildfire smoke — The Canadian Press Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling fo

Republicans should stop denying climate change as a start apple.news/AY9veXOYoSdy...

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There is a sidewalk which is a raised pathway that isn’t visible in the picture

This is why #bike lanes matter 🚲 @cycletoronto.bsky.social #topoli

Opinion: Rescuing summer holidays from the clutches of climate change A never-ending cascade of threats is a reminder that we need to mitigate the climate crisis if we don’t want to leave our kids in a hellscape

Remember when summer used to be carefree and fun, not filled with apocalyptic challenges from wildfires to suffocating heat? Tackling #ClimateChange requires mitigation and adaptation, not just eco-anxiety, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... @theglobeandmail.com

AB is seeing its worst measles outbreak since 1979 – last week reaching 879 cases & rising.

Measles is highly contagious but preventable.

The vaccine is 97% effective. Protect yourself and your community.

Was a pleasure to visit @cuanschutz.bsky.social and @childrensresearch.bsky.social this week and participate as faculty in the 8th Postgraduate Course on Childhood Craniopharyngioma in Denver, Colorado. Thank you Dr Hankinson for hosting and organizing a great meeting.

Happy to share our work led by Dr Inhwa Kim (radiation oncology resident @radmedpm.bsky.social) on our #proton therapy consultation service for Canadian patients. We showed reduction in dose to healthy tissues with #protons. doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...

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Stereotactic Radiation Therapy in Children and Young Adults: Can We Apply Adult Treatment Paradigms? The use of stereotactic radiation therapy (RT) in the treatment of children and young adults with malignancies and benign conditions has been increasing. However, the evidence guiding stereotactic RT ...

Pleased to share our Critical Review on use of stereotactic radiation for children with cancer, and how we can apply adult-derived evidence to inform clinical practice. www.redjournal.org/article/S036...

Graphic of a bus stuck in traffic Transit only lanes mean better commutes and a better Toronto. Get the facts about transit-only lanes on Bathurst and Dufferin

We’re setting the record straight on dedicated lanes. Red lanes on Dufferin and Bathurst will make our travel faster, safer, and more accessible. They will also help cut congestion and reduce pollution.

Read this thread to get the facts ⬇️

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JAMA Oncology is now on @bsky.app !!

Follow @jamaoncology.bsky.social & @jama.com for oncology content #MedSky #OncSky #ASCO25

if you have a uti you should see a statistician bc they know a lot about pee values

Dr David Mak (@radmedpm.bsky.social) presenting a secondary analysis of data from ACNS1123 stratum 1 at #asco25 - proton therapy associated with improved IQ as compared with x-ray (photon) radiation in children with non-germinomatous germ cell tumours.

So much immunotherapy! Exciting to see new treatments available for patients

Second up! Dr. Jean Bourhis Sr presents NIVOPOSTOP (GORTEC 2018-01): chemoRT +/- nivolumab for resected, high risk head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 24% risk reduction in disease progression or death: 3-year DFS 63.1 vs 52.5 months (HR 0.76) with substantial drop in locoregional relapse #ASCO25

Agree! Need the Government of Ontario to step up and properly fund @tdsb.on.ca and other school boards, and not threaten to take their land or governance

This article is from 2008. Together, we fought hard to save Toronto’s school pools. Today, they’re threatened with closure once again. It’s time for life-saving aquatic programming, outdoor education and special needs programs to finally be supported by the province

First up at #ASCO25 Plenary: According to ATOMIC results, adding atezo to FOLFOX improves DFS in stage III dMMR #ColonCancer & yields 50% reduction in the risk of recurrence & death vs chemo alone: brnw.ch/21wT4N9 #ASCODailyNews