oncology researcher @GarvanInstitute, digital communicator and team science enabler. Proud mum. Views are mine.
Sydney, Australia
Joined September 2011
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Amber Johns retweeted
What's more dangerous than getting the AstraZeneca vaccine?
Everything in life carries some degree of risk. It's up to us to choose whether the benefits outweigh those risks. #FightingCoV2
ALT If you choose to get the AstraZeneca vaccine, your risk of death from TTS is 1 in a million and your risk of getting TTS at all is less than 30 in a million. But how does that compare? Risk of death from a general anaesthetic is 18 in a million. Risk of death from accidental poisoning is 55 in a million. Risk of being struck by lightning is 2 in a million. Risk of death due to rock climbing is 3 in a million. Risk of death from giving birth is 67 in a million. Risk of death due to daily aspirin is 100 in a million. 1 in a million is really rare. When considering vaccination against COVID-19, it's important to remember the proven benefits vastly outweigh the really rare risks. TTS is a rare condition reported in some people who have received adenoviral vector COVID-19 vaccines. TTS is different from other more common blood clotting conditions as it is triggered by an immune response. Having a history of blood clots like DVT, does not increase your risk of TTS due to the vaccine.
Amber Johns retweeted
I can’t express how sad it is to round in an ICU that’s once again filled by COVID.
Every person with COVID is critically ill. Most are intubated. Some will die & many will have disability. Every single one was unvaccinated.
All of this was preventable. Please #GetVaccinatedNow
Amber Johns retweeted
Check out our prognostic subtype validation study out now @AnnalsofSurgery
Huge effort @stephan_dreyer @dkfchang @grisurgery collaborators from across 🌎 @PancreasVerona @APGI_Oz @UofGMVLS @UofGlasgow
Summary
Traditional prognostic factors (margin, LN+) fail in squamous #PDAC
The Impact of Molecular Subtyping on Pathological Staging of Pancreatic Cancer journals.lww.com/annalsofsur…
Amber Johns retweeted
Announcing the launch of #EmpowerED - our new online #webinar series! Starting 1st September with a discussion on Advances in #pancreaticcancer with leading experts A/Prof Nick Pavlakis, Amber Johns and Prof John Zalcberg. avnersfoundation.org.au/who-…
Amber Johns retweeted
Today, more than 1,300 researchers from around the world published the findings of the ICGC and TCGA #PanCancer Project, adding a new and important layer to our fundamental understanding of cancer. #PCAWG @OICR_news nature.com/collections/afdej…
Amber Johns retweeted
Proud to accept this award and to be accelerating research into #pancreaticcancer from right here in NSW. Thanks to all our great clinicians, collaborators and most importantly patients. This one is for you! – at Sydney, New South Wales
The 2019 “Wildfire” Highly Cited Publication Award goes to… @APGI_Oz! #cancerNSWawards
Amber Johns retweeted
From the prolific team comprising @precisionpanc @grisurgery @dkfchang @WWCRC_GPOL @AAmberjay @APGI_Oz & many US collaborators:
Signatures of DNA damage response defects in #PancreaticCancer including ATR & WEE1 inhibitor responsiveness
biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/…
Amber Johns retweeted
2 days ago, I asked my FB friends to share the Metastatic Breast Cancer Project website, MBCproject.org. 60 friends shared and 20 patients signed up! Can you help me see how many retweets we can get of this post to spread the word? #Bcsm #twitterforgood #breastcancer
Amber Johns retweeted
Hey Twitter, let’s do some good together. Let’s see how far we can spread the word about our esophageal and stomach cancer patient-partnered research project. Patients can join online at GECproject.org. #TwitterForGood #EsophagealCancer #StomachCancer #AMSM
Amber Johns retweeted
A9 2/. When many people (including docs) talk about PET scans they mean the traditional way of scanning where a labeled sugar (fluorodeoxyglucose, or FDG) is given. The isotope goes where sugar normally goes, including the brain, but also to some -- not all! -- cancers. #PancChat
Amber Johns retweeted
Are you an #australian woman who has had #breastcancer treated with #mastectomy? We are seeking women who have had delayed breast reconstruction to do our survey and interviews sydneypsy.qualtrics.com/jfe/… #BCSM @anniemiller01
Amber Johns retweeted
We will be there supporting social media use to educate, disseminate and collaborate. Who’s with us?! #SocialMedia #socialscience – at Sydney, New South Wales
It’s hard to imagine a world without social media communication! Come along and have your say at this interactive debate. #SoMe #MedEd @APGI_Oz @GarvanInstitute
Amber Johns retweeted
A heartbreaking reminder that “neuroendocrine” does not equal “benign”. Patients with this tumor type has been struggling with the ‘cancer-like’ misnomer ever since carcinoid tumors entered the nomenclature. nitter.cf/irrfank/status/1008924…
‘As if I was tasting life for the first time, the magical side of it.’ bit.ly/2yoXz4A
Amber Johns retweeted
We’ve been going through your medical bills and you’ve been paying thousands in out of pocket costs: ab.co/2IQ329t #MindtheGap Watch @normanswan's investigation tonight on #4Corners
Amber Johns retweeted
WOW! UK, Brazil, Mexico, Australia and US represented in tonight's #PancChat
Pancreatic cancer doesn't stand a chance!
Amber Johns retweeted
We'll be joining these fabulous peeps for #PancChat. In Australia, it's happening at 10am tomorrow. Join us to hear all about why research is so important when it comes to #PancreatiCancer nitter.cf/letswinpc/status/99617…
Don't forget about #PancChat tomorrow night! Join us at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to discuss "Why #PancreaticCancer Research is Important." We will be joined by co-hosts @drallysonocean @ShaalanBeg @Aiims1742 @NirajGusani @PanCAN and @lustgartenfdn.
Amber Johns retweeted
Remember: when you sequence an individuals #DNA, you are also sequencing a bloodline. @TIME touching on consent of relatives: indirect participation with possible direct impact. #BigData #privacy #security #familyhistory
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Amber Johns retweeted
Follow #Pancreas2018 for the next three days 👉🏽 #PancreaticCancer meeting in Baltimore.
Live updates by @pancreas2018 & @LolaRahib (amongst others) nitter.cf/pancreas2018/status/98…
Amber Johns retweeted
Bill Ferris LiSS @GarvanInstitute Calls for us as researchers to accept the challenge of innovation as a major part of our #research