𝐂𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 💬 Have you experienced testicular cancer, or are you a loved one of someone who has? Join our online World Café sessions and help inform the development of TRANSCEND-XR Register: ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #TesticularCancer #TRANSCENDXR

Have you experienced testicular cancer? We’d like your help shaping the TRANSCEND-XR virtual reality tool. 🥽 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐟𝐞́ 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟔 𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟗 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬. Register: ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #TesticularCancer #TRANSCENDXR

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧... 🎧 Next TRANSCEND-XR Summer Pick is 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, which brings survivor experiences and clinical expertise into the same conversation. healthaftercancer.stanford.edu #TRANSCENDXR #CancerSurvivorship #PatientEngagement

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 📱 The latest Summer Pick looks at co-design in supportive cancer care - and why involving patients and healthcare professionals from the start matters. Design with people, not just for them. humanfactors.jmir.org/2025/1/e73829

🔬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐃-𝐗𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 Consortium member Prof. Davor Ježek is among the authors of new European Academy of Andrology clinical guidance on testicular biopsy. 📖 Read the open-access publication: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #TRANSCENDXR #Andrology

📚 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐃-𝐗𝐑 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐬-𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐚: 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐭𝐮𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞. A thoughtful reflection on quality of life, person-centred care and a simple but important question: what matters most to people?

We’ve been a little quiet here lately 👋 For the rest of August, we’ll be sharing a few summer picks from the TRANSCEND-XR team - books, podcasts, articles and other recommendations worth passing on. First one coming soon. ☀️📚

Join the #MAYA Project webinar on late effects of #cancer treatment in #AYA cancer survivors! PredictAYA coordinator, Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg @ki.se joins the panel with Quality of Life (AYA) Cluster projects @transcend-xr.bsky.social #Pancare4AYA #LATE-AYA Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

⚽ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬. In football, it's important to know the details. It is also important for our health.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫. For many people, surviving cancer also means learning how to live with everything that comes after it. The long-term effects are not always visible. But they are real.

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐃-𝐗𝐑 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲. The paper presents the project’s vision and methodology for improving survivorship care for adolescent and young adult testicular cancer survivors.

💬 “𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫.” We’ve been hearing this from people joining our World Café sessions. There’s still time to take part: 📅 30 April 📅 13 May 📅 19 May 📩 transcendxr@ucc.ie

📢 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 15–40. And yet, it’s barely talked about. That should probably change.

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 (𝐀𝐘𝐀) 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞! A new stakeholder survey is gathering insights on current AYA cancer care provision, barriers, enabling factors and good practices across countries. Take part here until 12 May: horizons.confirmit.eu/wix/p4422914...

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬? A TRANSCEND-XR survey across 8 clinical sites mapped current care practices, from patient education to survivorship support, helping guide future research to improve life after cancer for AYA. transcend-xr.eu

💬 Young cancer survivors have important insights The EU Cancer Mission Dialogue with Adolescents and Young Adults creates a space where survivors, researchers and policymakers can exchange perspectives and help shape future cancer research in Europe.

The Quality of Life (AYA) Cluster meeting brought together several EU-funded projects in Brussels this week to strengthen collaboration on AYA cancer survivorship. TRANSCEND-XR was pleased to contribute to these exchanges. #CancerMission #QoLAYACluster

EUHPP Live Webinar on Cancer Mission Quality of Life & AYA patient-centred care (2 March 2026). TRANSCEND-XR will contribute to the AYA panel discussion. 🔗 Registration: ecconf.webex.com/weblink/regi... #MissionCancerEU #AYA #EUHealth

🎗Today is #WorldCancerDay A day to raise awareness, remember those affected, and recognise the importance of prevention, care and support. #WorldCancerDay #CancerAwareness #EUHealth #TRANSCENDXR

The 5th European Code Against Cancer is being launched in all EU languages, bringing together clear, evidence-based recommendations to support cancer prevention across Europe. 🗓 4 February 2026 👉 ecconf.webex.com/weblink/regi... #CancerPrevention #EUHealth #PublicHealth

📊 Estimating the cancer burden in the EU An EUHPP Live Webinar on how cancer incidence and mortality are measured across Europe, using ECIS data — including 2024 estimates and projections up to 2040. 🗓 2 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 09:00–10:00 (UTC) 👉 bit.ly/4qq1mE9

𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐃-𝐗𝐑, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐟𝐞́𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧. 🌟🌟 If you or someone you know might like to join a future session, we’d be grateful to hear from you. 👉 Register your interest: lnkd.in/eYZYVcfh 📧 Email: transcendxr@ucc.ie #TRANSCENDXR #cancersurvivor #MissionCancer

🌟 Help shape life after testicular cancer TRANSCEND-XR is hosting World Café sessions - small, interactive online conversations where survivors and loved ones can share what life after treatment feels like. Your insights will help shape a new XR educational intervention for survivorship. 💬

Led by Professor in Nursing at University College Cork, Mohamad Saab, WP8 brings together partners from 12 countries and 15 disciplines, including clinicians, statisticians, XR developers, patient advocates, and implementation scientists.

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Joana Soares, FundtoInnovate Limited, is leading the WP7 with support from Michal Kubo, Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL), where they are working together on TRANSCEND-XR dissemination, exploitation, and policy, turning innovation into action.

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💬 “TRANSCEND-XR is a possibility of changing people’s lives.” Paulo Alves, Senior Researcher, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Paulo leads Work Package 6 - exploring the ethical, sociocultural, and policy implications of using extended reality (XR) in healthcare.

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💡“We’ve seen the clinical need. We recognise there’s a population with unmet needs, and this project has the potential not only to identify them but also to enable patients to address them — and for us, as healthcare professionals, to support them.” Professor Joanne Reid, Queen’s University Belfast

💡 “Maybe the intervention is amazing, but if the costs are too high, then how can we ever implement it?” – Justine Fleur van der Feen, Research Consultant, PredictBy. 🎥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞.

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As part of TRANSCEND-XR, Dr. Anna Patrikidou, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Institut Gustave Roussy 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙉𝙎𝘾𝙀𝙉𝘿-𝙓𝙍 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙨.

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🌍 “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.” Prof. Josephine Hegarty, School of Nursing & Midwifery, UCC

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