Mother, wife, runner | Oncologist researching #survivorship Director, Australian Research Centre for Cancer Survivorship|https://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3llz7mmu5ec2tApril is Youth Cancer Awareness Month. Younger people face unique challenges when it comes to cancer that are often inadequately addressed. And the rates of early onset cancers are rising. But there is much to be done! And we can do it!04 Apr 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3llz7mmu5ec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lkovborufs2fLook what arrived today!19 Mar 2025 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkovborufs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lkjqrc35sk2c👇👇study of women with obesity related cancers vs controls. - ⬆️risk of mortality with more CVD abnormalities for cases and controls -CVD abnormalities NOT associated with ⬆️all‐ cause mortality risk in those receiving cardiotoxic treatment. tinyurl.com/2p2afxzr https://tinyurl.com/2p2afxzr16 Mar 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjqrc35sk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lkhigxw34k2y🌟Share your insights on strategies for implementing PROMs in clinical practice - participate in 4 online survey rounds (15-20 mins each) Sign up now at https://ugent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6tfG2kXjl0Sqs2W Your input is invaluable in improving patient outcomes. 💪16 Mar 2025 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkhigxw34k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lkeejn6usc23Our paper on experiences of managing lymphoedema risk after cancer is out highlighting main barriers and potential solutions. See tinyurl.com/yc4xaz4k14 Mar 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkeejn6usc23https://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lii2ci2alc2pThe first edition of series 2 of the podcast is out! Check it out here tinyurl.com/c5v3x75z18 Feb 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lii2ci2alc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3li3pl5dzyc2yI am humbled and honoured to be appointed as the inaugural Director of the Australian Research Centre for Cancer Survivorship. There is so much we can do! tinyurl.com/yp8857r6 https://tinyurl.com/yp8857r613 Feb 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3pl5dzyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lhduigoirk22This World Cancer Day I think of all the patients whose journeys I shared over the past 30 years (yes, 30). This photo of one of my patients, who in between chemotherapies found time to be a clown doctor brings back so many emotions. Never forgotten!04 Feb 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhduigoirk22https://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lgqmn3k6ts27Must read 👇👇👇 "diagnosis of cancer marks the beginning of two fights: one against the disease and the other against financial ruin. Sadly, the term financial toxicity connotes benignity in its clinical detachment" tinyurl.com/2asbwv9k https://tinyurl.com/2asbwv9k27 Jan 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqmn3k6ts27https://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lfnxzcmtg22eA case-control study showing an association between CVD and advanced stage of breast cancer at diagnosis, independent of delayed diagnosis and shared risk. Time to focus on the crosstalk between CVD and cancer! https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/282863714 Jan 2025 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnxzcmtg22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3leouadowvk2yA new dawn to mark the start of 2025. Happy New Year friends!01 Jan 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3leouadowvk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3ld7fs3goq22xHot of the press from @proteuspros - an infographic explaining the value of PROs! Note - they need to start as parr of the clinical encounter to benefit patients and society. tinyurl.com/3m594fhk13 Dec 2024 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7fs3goq22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lcm4yf3w2k2bIf there is only one thing you will read today - make it this one! So many lessons on how to care: -illuminate the personhood -understand life outside the hospital -practical compassion -sit with darkness tinyurl.com/4h2u476m https://tinyurl.com/4h2u476m06 Dec 2024 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcm4yf3w2k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lby3pa62ek2iImproved survival with neoadjuvant therapy for #TNBC KEYNOTE-522 at med follow-up of 75.1 mo 60 mo OS: 86.6% for pembro-chemo vs 81.7% placebo-chemo tinyurl.com/nhb7ze3v https://tinyurl.com/nhb7ze3v28 Nov 2024 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lby3pa62ek2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lbxjwwlwtk2iOur summary of emerging challenges in cardio-oncology. If you are interested in this field join GCOS. Post behind paywall but you can join for free. tinyurl.com/25wf9utu https://tinyurl.com/25wf9utu27 Nov 2024 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxjwwlwtk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lbvnypqqqs2sA moment of pure joy in my work as the Editor of a journal. The feedback from a reviewer taken not as a hassle but an opportunity to spark curiosity and doing something about it27 Nov 2024 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbvnypqqqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bogda-koczwara.bsky.social/post/3lbii7nza3s2n Out now - our systematic review on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal dysfunction in people with cancer https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70366 -17 case control studies -16 showing alteration - 6 looked at outcomes & showed correlation with fatigue, stress, sleep and memory changes.21 Nov 2024 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:ujthy6lghxu5v6jn4glff7md/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbii7nza3s2n