📣Very proud on our PhD student Angelina Yershova who was awarded with the best talk prize 🏆 at the Advances in Ewing Sarcoma Research (AESR) conference in London, UK @bcrt-uk.bsky.social @dkfz.bsky.social
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We are delighted to have supported this study to understanding the outcomes that matter to patients beyond surgery and survival. We will continue to work with specialist spinal sarcoma centres to advocate for more holistic models of care to be developed 🧡
A new study by our Spinal Sarcoma Service has highlighted the serious emotional and practical challenges faced by people diagnosed with this disease and suggested ways to improve the patient experience @bcrt-uk.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article...
It’s #VolunteersWeek, and we want to send our deepest thanks to our incredible volunteers 🤗 Your kindness and dedication mean so much to us and to everyone affected by primary bone cancer - you truly make a difference every single day. THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts 🧡
Thank you once again to Matt Forde, who continues to support our vital work on every stop of his tour, Defying Calamity. Thanks to the generosity of his fantastic audiences, our running total has now over reached £30,000! 🧡 See Matt on tour: https://www.mattforde.com/live-shows
New Research Grant Call Now Open 📢🧑🏼🔬 We are proud to be partnering once again with our friends at @bcrt-uk.bsky.social to fund research focused on Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma. Find out more and apply at bit.ly/4nBsqQr #Research #Collaboration
New Research Grant Call Now Open 📢 The Bone Cancer Research Trust is proud to be partnering once again with CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Cancer Association to fund research focused on Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma. Find out more and apply: https://ow.ly/9m4M50Z0fUA
We attended the 2026 Sarcoma Patient Advocacy Global Network (SPAGN) conference alongside organisations dedicated to patient advocacy worldwide 🌏 With the @euroewing.bsky.social, we were awarded the Paola Gonzato Memory Award, which celebrates impactful projects in bone sarcoma.
A new research grant has been awarded to Dr. Maximillian Knott at Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) exploring how Ewing sarcoma spreads, using bubble-like structures to help drive cancer growth. Read more: https://ow.ly/O3my50YXzG2 #EwingSarcoma #Research #BoneCancer #UntilTheresACure
By popular request our famous Teddy Tombola is back today at BBQ on the Green in Sturminster Marshall. In aid of the Liz Clarke-Saul fund for #adamantinoma Research with @bcrt-uk.bsky.social #cancersucks #untiltheresacure
Ruby, from our Support team was at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre yesterday for an information day meeting patients and health care professionals to raise awareness of the support we provide to those affected by primary bone cancer 🧡 #Support #BoneCancer #UntilTheresACure
Calling early career researchers! Would you like to present your research on Ewing sarcoma at the EEC Network Meeting on Tuesday 30 June 2026 in London? Apply by 3 May forms.office.com/e/fDF9gbCD6L. Travel awards provided by @bcrt-uk.bsky.social . Register for meeting www.surveymonkey.com/r/L2MXMRB
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Today marks 20 years of the Bone Cancer Research Trust! 🧡 To honour our community, we’re launching a new campaign, Memories. Your memories will lead the way in shaping the story we share throughout our anniversary year. Find out more: https://ow.ly/kpWo50YtjxX #BCRTMemories
Saturday, 14 March is the Bone Cancer Research Trust’s 20th Anniversary! 🧡 To honour our community, tomorrow at 9am, we’re launching a new campaign that puts your memories at its very heart. We can’t wait to share this with you 🧡 #UntilTheresACure
There’s only one week until our BBC Radio 4 Appeal airs! Our presenter, Ben Phelps, share the heartbreaking story of his daughter Beth, who passed away from Ewing sarcoma aged 12. Listen on Sunday 15 March at 7:54am and 9:25pm Please donate: https://ow.ly/fqVc50Yl23U
It's two weeks until our BBC Radio 4 Appeal, broadcasting on Sunday, 15 March. Our supporter, Ben Phelps, is presenting and sharing the story of his beloved daughter, Beth, who passed away from Ewing sarcoma just days before her 13th birthday. Support us and donate: https://ow.ly/3XvO50YkUtN
Please tune in to our BBC Radio 4 appeal to hear more about Beth’s story and why tissue samples from patients are vital in helping scientists better understand bone cancer and develop more effective treatments. 🧡 To find out more and donate, visit: https://ow.ly/RabO50YmkxI
Tune into our BBC Radio 4 appeal, broadcasting on Sunday, 15 March at 7:54am and 9:25pm. Our supporter, Ben Phelps, is presenting and sharing the story of his beloved daughter, Beth, who passed away from Ewing sarcoma just days before her 13th birthday 🧡 https://ow.ly/YemE50Yi0Ot
New funding has been awarded to Dr Mónica Pascual-García from Universitat de Barcelona aiming to develop effective treatments that help re-educate immune cells to fight osteosarcoma cells and stop them from spreading. Read more: https://ow.ly/667R50XW4mb
Today is #WorldCancerDay, a day where we come together to raise awareness worldwide of the impact cancer has. Each year, thousands of people are diagnosed with primary bone cancer around the world, and their voices deserve to be heard 🧡 Please share this post to raise more awareness.
Ahead of #WorldCancerDay, we are also thrilled to announce we have once again been re-certified under the Patient Information Forum (PIF) TICK scheme! This is a quick way to assure our supporters that BCRT’s information is reliable and trustworthy 🧡 Find out more: https://ow.ly/ufVC50Y84CR
We were honoured to be at 10 Downing Street alongside fellow cancer charities to mark #WorldCancerDay. Our Chief Executive, Will Burchell, and Patient Advocate, Andy Westwood, were incredibly proud to represent bone cancer patients and give a voice to their experiences 🧡 #UntilTheresACure #WCD26
🌟@bcrt-uk.bsky.social is now PIF TICK re-certified. This means its health information continues to be: - Evidence-based - Up-to-date - Easy to use and understand Get PIF TICK certified: pifonline.org.uk/pif-tick/how...
We are speaking at the next GP Community of Practice webinar on the 21st January, 1-2pm, in collaboration with Macmillan Cancer and Cancer Research UK Dr Meena Rafiq and Silvia Kraft are representing the primary bone cancer community 🧡 If you're a GP, sign up here: https://ow.ly/AmGb50XXj06
A new £1 million cancer research project, led by Professor Wenhui Song UCL and funded by Children with Cancer UK in collaboration with Bone Cancer Research Trust, will drive the development of next-generation immunotherapy for Ewing sarcoma. Read more: https://ow.ly/SCkP50XWEgW #Research
We’re excited to share that the Bone Cancer Research Trust has received £19,450 of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund towards our Support and Information service 🧡 Read more about the funding: https://ow.ly/fvIh50XAJwK #NationalLottery #BoneCancer #Support #UntilTheresACure
We are proud to announce the appointment of our first-ever Youth Ambassador, Annabel Kiki! Annabel will support us in advocating for the needs of young people living with or facing bone cancer, alongside helping to amplify their voices and strengthen engagement. https://ow.ly/TAvG50XLxvz
As we step into the New Year, we want to say a heartfelt thank you from us all here at the Bone Cancer Research Trust! Thanks to your incredible support, we’re able to fund life-saving research and ensure that no one faces bone cancer alone. None of this would be possible without you🧡
We are committed to producing information that is high quality, evidence-based, up-to-date and accurate. That's why we were awarded PIF TICK certification, the UK’s only assessed quality mark for health information 🧡 Read our information resources: https://ow.ly/oIQX50UK298
We would like to wish all our supporters, wherever you are, a Merry Christmas from all of us at #TeamBones HQ 🎄🧡