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An exercise intervention for children & adolescents undergoing anti-cancer treatment https://fortee-project.eu This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 945153.
📢 #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...
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#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
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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
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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
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💪 The FORTEe team was strongly represented in the poster area at the #SIOPcongress!
It’s inspiring to see our research reaching the wider community, sparking valuable discussions, collaborations, and fresh ideas for the future of pediatric oncology research! 🌍✨
#GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer
Yesterday, Francesca Lanfranconi presented the FORTEe exercise booklet “𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 – 𝘗𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺” at the #SIOPCongress ✨Spotlight✨ session - highlighting the growing role of tailored exercise in pediatric oncology care.
Could you please add us as well? Thank you 😊 #AYACSM
Have you already stopped by our FORTEe booth here in beautiful Amsterdam?🌷#SIOPcongress
📍Find us in 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟯, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟮 - still today and tomorrow!
Let’s talk about how we can #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer! 💪
Good morning from Amsterdam! 👋
We are here for the 57th Annual #SIOPcongress!
Make sure to stop by our booth in the exhibition area of #Hall3, 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟮. We are looking forward to meet you! 🌷🌷🌷
#SIOPInternational
In September, our team from #Monza joined the 31st PanCare Congress (17–19 September 2025). 👏 The meeting took place at the beautiful Jahorina ski resort near Sarajevo. 🏔️
We were proud to see Tommaso Moriggi present our FORTEe booklet on precision-based exercise training protocols. 📖💪
The 6th edition of the #WinnersCup took place last weekend in Italy: a unique football tournament for children undergoing or having completed oncology treatment. 💪⚽
A special shoutout to our Team Monza, who reached the final and brought home a brilliant 🥈 second place!
We just concluded our 10th #SteeringCommittee meeting
with latest updates across all work packages: from management, ethics, the biomarker subproject to the clinical trial and our dissemination plans. 💪
#GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer
✨ #GoldSeptember2025 is coming to an end, and we would like to leave this last message with you:
Tailored exercise program supports not only #physical #fitness, but also #mental #wellbeing and daily functioning, benefiting children living with cancer, their families, and the entire care team. 💛
✨ #GoldSeptember2025 is not yet over!
⚽ In FORTEe, every exercise session is individually tailored to each child’s needs. Trainers & therapists adapt the program to make children feel safe, supported, & understood – creating a space where they can grow stronger physically and mentally. ✨
Only 1️⃣ 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 - 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 ‼️
3rd Pediatric Exercise Oncology Congress – PEOC meets FORTEe
📍 Mainz, Germany | 🗓️ 16–17 April 2026
📋 Submission Guidelines at a Glance: https://f.mtr.cool/gzdkrxhxlu
✨ For #GoldSeptember2025 we are sharing perspective & key findings from “Childhood cancer patients’ perspective on exercising with cancer” (Wilke et al.).
🏋️ Tailored exercise programs boost mental well-being, strengthen daily functioning & make life a little easier for young cancer patients. 💙
2️⃣ #𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦 #𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 - 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 ‼️
3rd Pediatric Exercise Oncology Congress – PEOC meets FORTEe
📍 Mainz, Germany | 🗓️ 16–17 April 2026
🔗 All info & submission: https://f.mtr.cool/gsuwjgsgnp
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✨ As promised, we continue the #GoldSeptember2025 with a focus on lived experiences.
2️⃣ Exercise sessions offered a welcome break from doctor visits, blood tests and medication. For a moment, children and young adults felt like more than ‘just’ patients – they felt like themselves again.
📢 #PUBLICATION #ALERT
Congrats to the whole FORTEe consortium on publishing in BMC Cancer! 👏 This new article presents the rationale and design of our randomized controlled exercise trial. 💪
🔗 bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
✨ This #GoldSeptember2025, the FORTEe campaign is putting the spotlight on the voices and lived experiences of children with cancer, their families, and the professionals who support them.
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