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Reuters
Doctors often disagree on whether women have breast cancer if they have abnormal cells that don't look like invasive tumors under a microscope, a U.S. study suggests.
The researchers asked three different pathologists to give a second opinion on women's biopsy slides. When the slides showed either invasive breast cancer or harmless or benign cells, the doctors agreed with the original diagnosis at least 97 percent of the time.
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Topics covered in the March issue of SRGS include Ethics of Informed Consent, Pathways to Improved Patient Safety in the Operating Room, and New Payment Models in Healthcare.
The current issue of SRGS reviews recent literature on three topics that are important to surgeons but are not covered in depth in the typical organ system-focused SRGS issues — surgical ethics, patient safety and the business of healthcare.
Check out SRGS's Ethics, Patient Safety & the Business of Medicine recommended reading list.
Sherry Wren, MD, FACS, Stanford University Medical Center, provides commentary on two Annals of Internal Medicine articles: On being a doctor: shining a light on the dark side & Our family secrets.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Patient safety in hospitals nationwide continued to improve from 2010 to 2014, as the overall rate of hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) declined by 17 percent, according to the 2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report's Chartbook on Patient Safety. Examples of HACs include surgical site infections, adverse drug events, pressure ulcers and catheter-associated urinary tract and vascular infections.
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The Associated Press via ABC News
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others are donating $125 million to create a cancer-fighting institute at Johns Hopkins University focused on the immunotherapy, which uses patients' immune systems to destroy cancer cells, the school in Baltimore said recently.
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Cure
Do gender stereotypes factor into the cancer experience?
A study conducted by a major cancer center suggests that they do.
When it comes to making treatment decisions, approaches used by newly diagnosed breast and prostate cancer patients break down along stereotypical gender lines, according to the study commissioned by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Men were more deliberative, analytical and data-driven in their approach, while women were more emotional when making their decisions.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health literacy training is essential for anyone who works on health information with the intent to influence positive behavior changes. The CDC Health Literacy website has training materials produced by the CDC as well as references to reliable training sources outside the CDC. Visit our "Training from Organizations other than CDC" Web page to find online training on:
Health Literacy
Plain Language
Culture and Communication
Consumer and Patient Skill Building
Shared Decision-Making
Whether you are new to these topics, need a refresher or want to train others, you will find a variety of training options in the "Find Training" portion of our website.
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Specialty Practice Management is a complete front- and back-office solution that offers a rapid return on your investment and improved satisfaction among your staff. Practices with 10 or fewer providers turn to this comprehensive solution to manage self-pay accounts and eliminate common mistakes.
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Oncology Nurse Advisor
A complex surgical procedure to remove the prostate achieves excellent long-term survival for men with prostate cancer after radiation therapy has failed. Radiation therapy is a primary treatment for prostate cancer; however, approximately 25 percent of patients who undergo radiation therapy experience cancer recurrence.
Prostate cancer is diagnosed in approximately 1 in 7 men at some point in their lives, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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The 2016 Commission on Cancer (CoC) Annual Conference provides a comprehensive look at CoC standards and the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) tools and resources. On June 1 and 2, the CoC Program: Pathway to Quality Cancer Care focus on the CoC Standards and the value of various roles on the cancer committee, guiding participants toward a first-rate quality cancer care program. The NCDB Workshop: Utilizing the NCDB for Quality Improvement on June 3 will provide an in-depth look at the use of the NCDB tools as well as best practices to maximize your cancer program's data. Developed by CoC and NCDB staff and committee leadership, these programs address a cancer program's common questions and concerns regarding CoC standards and compliance as well as the skills and knowledge needed to lead quality improvement initiatives using NCDB tools.
Medical University of South Carolina via Medical Xpress
Researchers, including an associate professor from the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center, say smokers who go to a doctor to be screened for lung cancer should also be encouraged to quit smoking during their visit, according to a paper co-written by Benjamin A. Toll, Ph.D., associate professor of public health at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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MedPage Today
The backlash against a new Medicare proposal that reduces physician reimbursement for Part B drugs has been swift. Several strongly worded letters were sent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services protesting the change, including one from more than 60 cancer care groups that represent nearly every state in the country.
Dr. Robin Zon, FACP, vice president at Indiana-based Michiana Hematology Oncology, has held several leadership positions with the American Society of Clinical Oncology, one of many cancer organizations that believe restructuring Part B reimbursement from ASP plus 6 percent to a flat fee of $16.80 plus 2.5 percent will reduce patient access to cancer care.
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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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News-Medical.Net
Working with human breast cancer cells and mice, scientists at The Johns Hopkins University say new experiments explain how certain cancer stem cells thrive in low-oxygen conditions. Proliferation of such cells, which tend to resist chemotherapy and help tumors spread, are considered a major roadblock to successful cancer treatment.
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