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Oncology Nurse Advisor
A new technology detects disease biomarkers in the form of nucleic acids, which are the molecules that comprise DNA and RNA.
"We envision this as a potential first-line, noninvasive diagnostic to detect anything from cancer to the Ebola virus," said Adam R. Hall, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and lead author of the study. "Although we are certainly at the early stages of the technology, eventually we could perform the test using a few drops of blood from a simple finger prick."
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Time
Treating cancer is all about elimination — surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are all designed to get rid of as many cancer cells as possible. But in a new study published in Science Translational Medicine, cancer doctors provide some strong evidence for turning the all-or-nothing strategy on its head.
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National Institutes of Health
Far too many diseases do not have a proven means of prevention or effective treatments. We must gain better insights into the biological, environmental, and behavioral influences on these diseases to make a difference for the millions of Americans who suffer from them. Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person. While some advances in precision medicine have been made, the practice is not currently in use for most diseases.
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AJMC
Research led by investigators at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found that chemotherapy alone, following surgery in patients with pancreatic cancer, improved survival compared with patients who received a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.
The fourth most common cause of cancer death in the United States, about 48,960 new cases of pancreatic cancer are diagnosed every year, according to the CDC.
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The New York Times
The federal Medicare program and private health insurers waste nearly $3 billion every year buying cancer medicines that are thrown out because many drug makers distribute the drugs only in vials that hold too much for most patients, a group of cancer researchers has found.
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UPI
Just 30 percent of patients with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, survive past two years because even if a surgeon removes the tumor, it is nearly impossible to get the invasive tendrils that spread into the brain and allow the tumor to grow back.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Renal masses are a biologically heterogeneous group of tumors ranging from benign masses to cancers that can be indolent or aggressive. The true incidence of renal masses (including benign lesions) is unknown, but benign lesions comprise approximately 20 percent of surgically resected tumors.
Kidney cancer affects approximately 65,000 new patients each year, with more than 13,000 deaths annually. The incidence of kidney cancer has increased significantly by 2-3 percent per year over the past few decades — presumably due to the increased use of cross-sectional imaging such as computed tomography.
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Medscape
More than half of women with stage IIB breast cancer and one third of those with stage IIA disease receive advanced imaging, despite national recommendations against it, new data show.
Furthermore, 22 percent of women with stage 0 or I disease are similarly referred for advanced imaging despite the lack of evidence supporting such a practice.
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ACS
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted its second installment of 2015 Outstanding Achievement Awards to a select group of 27 accredited cancer programs throughout the United States. Award criteria were based on accreditation surveys conducted during the second half of 2015. The purpose of the award is to raise the bar on quality cancer care, with the ultimate goal of increasing awareness about high-quality, patient-centered care. In addition, the award is intended to:
- Recognize those cancer programs that achieve excellence meeting the CoC Standards
- Motivate other cancer programs to work toward improving their level of quality cancer care
- Facilitate dialogue between award recipients and health care professionals at other cancer facilities for the purpose of sharing best practices
- Encourage honorees to serve as quality-care resources to other cancer programs
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ACS
The Commission on Cancer is hosting a paper competition for physicians in training to foster the importance of oncology research in support of its mission. Papers are due June 30.
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May 13–14
Orlando, Florida
Join us May 13-14 at the B Resort and Spa for the NAPBC Best Practices Conference. This conference will showcase successful processes and tools of NAPBC-accredited breast centers. Breast program leaders and care team members will share innovative and efficient methodologies that have been successfully implemented in accredited programs across the country. Attendees will receive tools for adoption of these best practices in their own centers.
Registration will open soon, but you can reserve your room and learn more details on the NAPBC website.
MicroCap Magazine
Even with widespread availability of breast conserving treatments for breast cancer, more and more women are opting for mastectomy or surgical removal of the breast.
“The vast majority of women with breast cancer do have a choice,” says Allegheny General Hospital breast surgeon Dr. Michael Cowher. “We’ve known for several years that the rate of mastectomy has been going up.”
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By Scott E. Rupp
Healthcare records for 1 in 3 Americans were breached in 2015, with records of nearly 112 million people affected by hackers, compared with only about 1.8 million individuals in 2014. That's the finding of cybersecurity vendor Bitglass, following the analysis of breach disclosures maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services and required by HIPAA. Most of the hacks were of large data repositories (Anthem and Premera Blue Cross, for example).
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ACS
Save the date for the following education programs:
April 1 – Accreditation 101: Learning the Basics of CoC Accreditation and Standards in Denver, sponsored by the Commission on Cancer
May 13-14 – NAPBC Best Practices Conference in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
June 1-2 – Commission on Cancer Annual Conference in Chicago, sponsored by the Commission on Cancer
June 3 – National Cancer Data Base Annual Workshop in Chicago, sponsored by the National Cancer Data Base and the Commission on Cancer
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