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The American College of Surgeons Cancer Programs congratulate and recognize cancer registrars during National Cancer Registrars Week. Cancer registrars are key contributors to the accreditation programs, and an integral part of the data collection and analysis used to improve the care of cancer patients. Their contributions are vital to our work. We encourage you to take time during the week of April 8-12, 2019, to acknowledge your cancer registrars for their contributions to ensuring high-quality care for cancer patients.
National Cancer Registrars Week is sponsored by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) to recognize cancer registrars, data information specialists who collect and code patient-level data for cancer registries. The cancer registries provide essential information to health care providers and health officials so they can better monitor and improve cancer treatment, conduct research and target cancer prevention and screening programs.
This year’s theme, Cancer Registrars: Capturing the Picture of Cancer, reflects the role cancer registrars play in compiling the critical information needed to support effective cancer treatment and research, with the goal of preventing cancer and finding a cure. Cancer registrars work in a variety of cancer treatment and research settings and manage a wide range of demographic and medical data on those with cancer. The information is submitted to and used by state and national cancer registries, including the American College of Surgeons National Cancer Database (NCDB), to enable cancer programs to accurately determine cancer patient populations, measure outcomes of treatment and survival and formulate plans for improvement.
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Registration for the 2019 ACS Quality and Safety Conference is now open. This year’s conference will be held in Washington, D.C., July 19–22 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. For more information on the program agenda, meeting/events schedule, registration fees, lodging, transportation, preconference workshops and to review our official press release, please visit the Quality and Safety Conference website.
2019 ACS Quality and Safety Conference scholarships for cancer registrars: APPLY NOW!
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ACS Cancer Programs is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to cancer registrars who are interested in attending the upcoming ACS Quality and Safety Conference taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., July 19–22. This scholarship award of $1,000 can be used to cover conference registration, travel and hotel expenses. The award will be paid following confirmation of conference attendance.
Applicants must be a cancer registrar at an ACS Cancer Programs-accredited institution.
Applications must include:
1. A letter of recommendation from your supervisor or professional contact
2. A brief letter of interest (no longer than one page) explaining why this opportunity interests you, what you hope to gain from it and how you plan to utilize the knowledge you obtain.
All recipients are encouraged to attend the ACS Cancer Programs sessions scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 20–21.
If you are interested in applying, please e-mail your letter of recommendation along with a summary of why you would like to attend to Danielle Lopez. Be sure to include your name, facility name, city, state, e-mail address and telephone number. The application deadline is April 30.
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is actively recruiting general and trauma surgeons with experience in emergency obstetrics for international missions in developing countries. Learn more
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The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) and Clinical Research Program (CRP) depend on volunteers from their diverse membership to drive the mission and initiatives of the organization and the surgical profession. Serving on a CoC or CRP committee is a great way to contribute to program initiatives, network with colleagues, advance into leadership positions and contribute to improvements in cancer patient care. The ACS Committee Opportunities web page includes information about those ACS committees — including the Commission on Cancer and Clinical Research Program — that are looking for new surgeon members to serve. Visit the ACS Committee Opportunities web page for details on what’s involved and how to apply. The deadline for applications is May 31.
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Cancer Programs staff on the road
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Staff from the Cancer Programs look forward to seeing you at the Cancer Programs booth during the following conferences:
- Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), March 27–30 in San Diego, Booth 604
- ACS Leadership and Advocacy Summit, Washington DC, March 29-April 1
- American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 30–May 5 in Dallas, Booth 404
- National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA), May 19–22 in Denver, Booth 33
- ASCO Annual, May 31–June 4 in Chicago, Booth 22122
- American Society for Colon and Rectal Surgeons, June 1–5 in Cleveland, Booth 635
Please stop by and learn what’s new from the Cancer Programs.
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The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) announced changes to the CoC Standards for Accreditation for cancer programs being surveyed in 2019. The CoC leadership and staff are aware of the delays currently being encountered by accredited cancer programs in abstracting 2018 cancer cases. Because this delay will have an impact on abstracting timeliness for 2018 (and most likely 2019) cancer cases and will also impact other cancer registry-related functions, we have made modifications to several of the data quality standards outlined in Chapter 5 of the Cancer Program Standards: Ensuring Patient-Centered Care (2016 Edition). These modifications are currently effective for cancer programs being surveyed in 2019 and are posted on the CoC website for your information and review. They have also been posted in the CoC Datalinks portal. These modifications have been communicated to our surveyor team and are being applied retroactively to cancer programs that have already been surveyed this year. We encourage you to review these modifications in preparation for your survey and direct any questions to accreditation@facs.org.
A recently published study examined rates of compliance and survival associated with removing at least 12 regional lymph nodes in colon cancer patients. Using data from the National Cancer Database of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, the authors noted an increase in compliance across hospital types from 52.8% in 2003 to 92.1% in 2015. The study demonstrated improved risk-adjusted survival outcomes in patients where at least 12 nodes were removed, illustrating the effectiveness of the quality measure on patient care. The study, “Compliance with Cancer Quality Measures Over Time and Their Association with Survival Outcomes: The Commission on Cancer’s Experience with the Quality Measure Requiring at Least 12 Regional Lymph Nodes to be Removed and Analyzed with Colon Cancer Resections,” by Shulman et al. was published online in the Annuls of Surgical Oncology on March 29, 2019.
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As referenced on page 10 of the CTR Guide to Coding Radiation Therapy Treatment in the STORE (Version 1.0), technically, I-131 is effective wherever there are thyroid cancer cells in the body, so there is no specific anatomic treatment volume involved. Therefore, it is recommended coding radioisotope treatments as 98 (Other). While another reasonable option would be to code the volume as 93 (Whole Body), code 93 (Whole Body) has traditionally been reserved for whole body treatment with external beam radiation such as is done prior to bone
marrow transplantation. For historical consistency purposes, please use 98 (Other). The next version of STORE will reflect this change.
The CTR Guide to Coding Radiation Therapy Treatment in the STORE may also be found in the Resources section of the National Cancer Database web page. For more details and the latest updates, please visit the Cancer Programs News page.
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The International Cancer Education Conference (ICEC) is the premier meeting in North America dedicated to cancer education, designed to support cancer educators to learn best practices for cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. The goal of the ICEC is to facilitate interdisciplinary research and practice/program collaborations among cancer researchers and educators on a national and global level. Educational models, programs and research strategies will be presented to support the development of evidence-based practices in the field of cancer education. The theme for the 2019 ICEC is Revolutionizing Cancer Education Globally through Technology across Generations.
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The VTI 8 MHz Surgical Doppler is FDA cleared for intraoperative evaluation of vasculature, unlike some other Doppler systems. The sterile, single-use probes help to ensure your patient's safety, offer reliability with every use, and can be itemized as a billable supply.
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A highly sensitive assay was able to detect a large percentage of high-risk human papillomavirus subtypes in men with head and neck cancer, though still not to the degree of conventional tumor testing, a prospective single-center study found. In the sample of over 200 men with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, the assay was able to detect HPV genotypes in 82.8% of patients using saliva compared with 93.0% with p16 immunostaining of tumor tissue, Christine H. Chung, MD, of Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, and colleagues reported.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute opened the first-ever Lynch Syndrome Center to help patients and families with the inherited condition.
When it comes to cancer risk and genetics, the BRCA gene mutation is well known. But many have never heard of another inherited condition that also raises a person's risk for several types of cancer — Lynch syndrome.
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University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo researchers have developed a new method to more accurately predict tumor growth rates, a crucial statistic used to schedule screenings and set dosing regimens in cancer treatment.
The mathematical method successfully estimated the doubling time — the amount of time for a tumor to double in size — for 12 types of cancer, ranging from breast and prostate cancers to melanoma.
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ScienceDaily
Columbia University scientists, in collaboration with researchers from Nimbus Therapeutics, have demystified a metabolic enzyme that could be the next major molecular target in cancer treatment.
The team has successfully determined the 3D structure of human ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY) — which plays a key role in cancer cell proliferation and other cellular processes — for the first time.
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Medical News Today
A worldwide study has identified gut bacteria that can boost the immune system's ability to fight tumors. The finding should help improve and personalize immunotherapy treatments for cancer. Immunotherapy is a general term for treatments that increase the body's own ability to tackle disease.
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CNN
Prostate cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer for men in the United States and worldwide, is on the decline, according to new research.
Researchers looked at World Health Organization data from five continents from 1980 to 2012 and saw an encouraging trend. In most parts of the world, the rate of men diagnosed with and dying of prostate cancer decreased or stabilized, according to the study, presented recently at the American Association of Cancer Research meeting in Atlanta.
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IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES |
Date |
Event |
April 1 |
NCDB Call for Data Opened |
April 2-6 |
American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Seattle, WA |
April 3-6 |
Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association, Fort Worth, TX |
April 4-5 |
Community Oncology Alliance, Orlando, FL |
April 4-7 |
Society Breast Imaging, Hollywood, FL |
April 6-9 |
American Radium Society, Fort Worth, TX |
April 7 |
Cancer Programs Pursuing Excellence Through NAPRC Accreditation, Rosemont, IL |
April 8 |
Cancer Programs - CoC Accreditation 101, Rosemont, IL |
April 9 |
Cancer Programs - NAPRC Accreditation 101, Rosemont, IL |
April 7-9 |
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA |
April 8-10 |
Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers, Phoenix, AZ |
April 8-12 |
National Cancer Registrars Week sponsored by NCRA |
April 11-13 |
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA |
April 11-14 |
Oncology Nursing Society, Anaheim, CA |
April 30 - May 5 |
American Society of Breast Surgeons, Dallas, TX |
April 30 |
Deadline to Submit 2019 ACS Quality and Safety Conference Scholarships for Cancer Registrars |
May 31 |
ACS Committee Opportunities application deadline |
June 2 |
National Cancer Survivors Day |
July 19-22 |
ACS Quality and Safety Conference, Washington, DC |
Oct. 1-31 |
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
Oct. 27-31 |
ACS Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA |
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