📣🏃 Here's a practical roadmap to make daily exercise part of routine childhood cancer care! Our new FORTEe consensus paper provides key practical recommendations for implementing safe, scalable exercise therapy in #PediatricOncology. 🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/onc... #Exercise #SupportiveCare

📣 Just published: Making exercise more motivating for children + young adults during cancer treatment!🤾 👉 Motion-tracking technology & personalised programmes 🔗 Find out more: www.frontiersin.org/journals/ped... #ChildhoodCancer #DigitalHealth #ExerciseOncology #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

💛 Rückblick auf "Kickin' Cancer" am 18. April 2026 in Mainz: Über 500 Teilnehmende aus ganz Europa setzten gemeinsam ein Zeichen gegen #Kinderkrebs. Bewegung, Begegnung & Gemeinschaft machten den Tag unvergesslich. Danke an alle, die dabei waren! civicrm.kinderkrebshilfe-mainz.de/civicrm/mail...

Take this #survey: Ethical Decision-Making on Exercise in Pediatric Oncology & Palliative Care. Your input will improve #exercise interventions in #PediatricOncology. 👉 Scan QR code or click here 🔗 umfragen.unimedizin-mainz.de/index.php/65... 🙏 Thank you & share! #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

📢 New publication: Read the first ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on exercise for children & adolescents with cancer! 🔗 doi.org/10.1249/MSS.... Evidence supports exercise as safe & effective for improving muscle strength & physical function, while highlighting key research gaps. #ExerciseOncology

✨ FORTEe partner highlighted on #YouTube 📽️: The University Medical Centre Ljubljana is Slovenia’s leading tertiary medical centre - essential for #PediatricOncology & #haematology care. Learn more about their role & expertise: youtu.be/utgSYRmghZs #ExerciseOncology #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

FORTEe Consortium Partner - University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Take this #survey: Ethical Decision-Making on Exercise in Pediatric Oncology & Palliative Care. Your input will improve #exercise interventions in #PediatricOncology. 👉 Scan QR code or click here 🔗 umfragen.unimedizin-mainz.de/index.php/65... 🙏 Thank you & share! #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

At #SIOPEurope2026 in Glasgow, the SIOP Europe #ExerciseOncology Working Group held its 1st meeting, uniting experts to advance exercise in #PaediatricOncology. We also joined the Nursing Working Group on hospital mobility for #EveryStepCounts. Exciting to see this network growing👟💫 #FORTEeProject

Great news! 🤩 The FORTEe booklet on "Precision-based exercise training protocols in children with cancer - pediatric oncology" is now fully available online! 🔗 Download here: fortee-project.eu/for-patients... #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

📢 #PUBLICATION #ALERT 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 by Lena Wypyrsczyk, Mareike Kühn, Elias Dreismickenbecker, Marie Neu, Heidi Diel, Jörg Faber & on behalf of the FORTEe consortium 🔗 Full publication: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New #publication from the FORTEe team at @obu-hst-research.bsky.social about user experiences of an #augmented #reality app prescribing exercise for children and young people with cancer! Full text by Hayley Marriott et al.: formative.jmir.org/2026/1/e76855

What a powerful day we shared last Saturday at “Kickin’ Cancer - Every Move Counts”! We created a space where movement, joy and community came together in the fight against childhood cancer. 🌞💙

Next week marks a special moment for the FORTEe consortium as we come together for our final in-person meeting. 🙌 💪 Final General Assembly Meeting 🗣️ Congress PEOC meets FORTEe – Bringing Together Evidence and Innovation in Pediatric Exercise Oncology 🤸 Patient Event “Kickin Cancer”

#NEW Kuehn M, et al: Development and Usability of the “FORTEe Get Strong” App to Promote Physical Activity and Health Awareness in Children and Adolescents With Cancer During Intensive Treatment Using an App-Based Approach: Mixed Methods Study, JMIR Serious Games 2026

Last week, FORTEe researcher Hayley Marriott from @obu-hst-research.bsky.social presented our research at the @cclguk.bsky.social conference. 👏 The work highlighted how digital and exercise-based interventions can be integrated into pediatric oncology care. 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🩺🏥

#PUBLICATION 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿: 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 by Hayley Marriott et al. published in Frontiers in Pediatrics 🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fped...

📢 #PUBLICATION #ALERT Navigating ethical challenges in the FORTEe randomised controlled trial: a multi-centre staff survey on exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment by Francesca Alt et al. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... @obu-hst-research.bsky.social

#PUBLICATION #ALERT 👏 New study on the Mainz resilience assessment in childhood cancer, just published in BMC Cancer. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Last day to #register for 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗖 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗲 - 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 ! 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/dirsfowrla  #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

Hayley Marriott, researcher from the team at Oxford Brookes University, presented the FORTEe study yesterday at the British Sarcoma Group Conference in Oxford. 👏 #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer @obu-hst-research.bsky.social

Few days left to register for our upcoming conference in April! ➡️ converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind...

🎗️ International Childhood Cancer Day 2026 🎗️  Every year on 𝟭𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆, International Childhood Cancer Day brings the world together to raise awareness of #childhood #cancer and the realities faced by children, adolescents, survivors, and their families.  #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

Cancer is unique; so must be our research approaches. On #WorldCancerDay, we highlight @fortee-eu.bsky.social , @pancaid.bsky.social & SATURN3: three research consortia tackling cancer from pediatric care to early detection and tumor heterogeneity. #UnitedByUnique #WCD2026

Today is #WorldCancerDay. With FORTEe, we focus on what matters most: the person before the patient. By combining exercise with innovative therapeutic approaches, we work to improve the quality of life of children living with cancer. Not just today, but every day. 💪 #UnitedByUnique

Don't forget that our congress registration is open for the first in-person edition of 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗖 - 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. 🤩 📍 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘇, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 | 🗓️ 𝟭𝟲–𝟭𝟳 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟴 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🔗 converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind...

FORTEe is back in the office after the winter break and fully focused on its final project year. 🎯 Take a look at our 2026 #vision #board to get a visual snapshot of what lies ahead. This year will be busy, ambitious, and impact oriented. 💪

As 2025 comes to an end, we would like to thank all our project partners, collaborators, children and families for their support in 2025! 🤸✨ 🍵 Get cozy with a hot drink and read the wrap-up from the past 6 months, and an outlook to 2026 in our latest #newsletter: mailchi.mp/46ef60160fdd...

Join us next April 2026 in Mainz for our #Patient #Sports #Day Kickin' Cancer - Every Move Counts! ⚽ More info & registration: www.kinderkrebshilfe-mainz.de/was-wir-tun/... We are looking forward to welcome you!

Registration is open for the 3rd Pediatric Exercise Oncology Congress - PEOC x FORTEe 📍 Mainz, Germany | 🗓️ 16-17 April 2025 🔗 converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind... We are looking forward to welcome you in Mainz next year!

We were pleased to see FORTEe highlighted once again among the EU initiatives dedicated to adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer at the #EuropeanCancerSummit in Brussels. 🎗️ Want to know more about the summit? Click here 🔗 www.europeancancer.org/summit.html @europeancancer.bsky.social