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| HEALTH CARE NEWS AND UPDATES |
Forbes
Zika, polio and adenovirus are hardly the first trio that comes to mind when considering the "next big thing" in cancer therapy. Polio alone killed more than 3,000 Americans per year in the 1950s before vaccination programs, and it continues to ravage the developing world. Babies with severe brain deformities due to Zika are still being born in South America.
Despite this, these killer viruses may well be a surprising source of hope for those with currently incurable cancers.
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Los Angeles Times
In a shift that puts early detection of prostate cancer back on the agenda for middle-aged men and their doctors, a federal panel of experts is recommending that men ages 55 to 69 weigh the potential harms and benefits of prostate cancer screening and judge whether getting tested feels right to them.
A recommendation issued recently by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force judged the "net benefits" of screening these men for prostate cancer to be small. But the panel said the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test should be offered to them "based on professional judgment and patient preferences."
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Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Scientists in Japan report that they have found high levels of cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4) in the blood of patients with lung cancer. In a study (“Cytoskeleton-Associated Protein 4 Is a Novel Serodiagnostic Marker for Lung Cancer”) in The American Journal of Pathology, CKAP4 levels were significantly higher in patients with lung cancer than in healthy individuals.
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Medical News Today
A chemical extracted from a small flowering plant has helped in the fight against cancer for decades. Now, after a 60-year hunt, scientists have finally uncovered how it creates this medically important molecule. The Madagascar periwinkle, or rosy periwinkle, is a pleasing little plant that adorns many a garden.
But there is more to this angiosperm than meets the eye — in fact, it's a life-saver.
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Our ihcDirect® method yields a revolutionary technology that opens a spectrum of new clinical applications including intraoperative surgery. Using the Novodiax PolyHRP technology, Intraoperative IHC tests can now be completed in just 10 minutes using fresh frozen tissues.
For more details, see our ihcDirect® product list.
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ScienceDaily
Stiffer breast tissue creates an environment more prone to cancer by enabling the disease to interfere with the surrounding healthy cells, according to a recent study published in Biomaterials.
Scientists studying tumor growth and metastasis at the University of Notre Dame fabricated a human tissue model to examine how cancer cells interact with connective tissue in the breast. The model allowed the team to control the stiffness of the tissue, mimicking both healthy and cancerous breast tissue structures. They found manipulation of fat cells to be stiffness-dependent.
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Medical Xpress
Two patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) can appear to have identical diseases upon first diagnosis but can have radically different outcomes. MF in an unusual cancer of the T lymphocyte that begins in the skin rather than in the lymph nodes, with the first sign often being a rash. Most patients with MF, the most common type of cutaneous T cell lymphoma, have a very slow-growing disease and often have normal life expectancies.
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Donate now to help Doctors Without Borders bring emergency medical care where it is needed most. Doctors Without Borders USA relies on unrestricted donations from private donors so when an emergency strikes we assess the needs and can act fast. Donate today.
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OncLive
For the past 18 months, 187 oncology practices across the United States have been participating in the Oncology Care Model, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation program designed to provide higher-quality, more coordinated cancer care at the same or lower cost to Medicare beneficiaries. In this complex program, treatment is divided into six-month episodes of care, and practices receive quarterly installments of claims data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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| ACS CANCER PROGRAMS UPDATES |
Minor Rule Changes Webinar : Please join the American Joint Committee on Cancer for a free webinar on, Minor Rule Changes for the 8th Edition Cancer Staging Manual. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 15 from 1-2 p.m. CDT. Donna Gress, RHIT, CTR, will facilitate the webinar. In this webinar you will learn how to:
- Examine key rules with their rationale
- Identify minor rule changes between 7th & 8th editions
- Dissect reasons for minor changes
- Keep pace with changing medicine
- Clarifications
- Criteria and specifications
Register here.
*If registration window does not open after clicking on link, copy and paste into your internet browser.
Introduction and Descriptors for the 8th Edition : Please join the American Joint Committee on Cancer for a free webinar on Introduction and Descriptors for the 8th Edition Cancer Staging Manual. The webinar will be held on Thursday, May 31 from 1-2 p.m. CDT. Donna Gress, RHIT, CTR, will facilitate the webinar. In this webinar you will learn how to:
- Demonstrate purpose and approach to AJCC staging
- Outline use of stage descriptors and guidelines
- Dissect 8th Edition 1-page guide
Register here.
*If registration window does not open after clicking on link, copy and paste into your internet browser.
One hour of continuing education (CE) has been pre-approved by NCRA for these webinars. The 1 CE hour meets the Category A requirement for continuing education (CE). Please visit our website, cancerstaging.org, for additional information. The webinar will allow the first 2,000 attendees into the session regardless on when you registered. It will open between 15-30 minutes prior to the start time. The handouts will be available on our website (cancerstaging.org) the morning of the session.
Have questions about cancer staging?
Visit the CAnswer Forum to review existing questions and answers or submit a new one.
Visit the AJCC website for additional education information.
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ACS
Registration is now open for an upcoming live webinar on coding radiation using the new radiation data items. The speakers will discuss why the changes to the radiation codes are necessary, review the codes and coding instructions, work through coding scenarios and have time for Q&A.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Webinar: Coding Radiation 2018
Date: Wednesday, May 16
Time: 11 a.m. Pacific | 12 p.m. Mountain | 1 p.m. Central | 2 p.m. Eastern
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: Free of charge.
Presenters:
Robin Billet, Georgia Cancer Registry
Jim Hofferkamp, NAACCR
Kathleen Thoburn, National Cancer Database (NCDB)
CE Credit: This presentation has not been approved for CEs.
Presentation System: This live webinar will be hosted through WebEx, and audio is available through your computer or phone.
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American College of Surgeons - NAPRC
The National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) is now accepting applications. The NAPRC was developed to ensure that rectal cancer patients receive appropriate care following a multidisciplinary approach. Programs will be evaluated on the standards and metrics outlined in The National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer Standards Manual 2017 (revised October 2017).
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ACS-CRP
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) initiated a pilot study at 20 CoC-accredited facilities in the fall of 2017 as a component of the Comparison of Operative to Monitoring and Endocrine Therapy (COMET) clinical trial (PIs: Drs. Shelley Hwang, Ann Partridge, Alastair Thompson). The study examines the risks and benefits of active surveillance compared with usual care for patients diagnosed with low risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), commonly known as stage 0 breast cancer. The pilot study concluded Jan. 1, 2018. Following data analysis, a CoC Special Study will be launched in spring 2018 to investigate outcomes from DCIS treatment retrospectively.
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Cancer Program- NCDB
An update to your CQIP 2017 Annual Report has been released impacting Slide 49 - Number of Major Surgical Resections for Selected Cancers, 2013 - 2015 - My Facility, “Lung Resection” includes all lung cancer resections for major surgeries (Surgical Procedure of Primary Site at This Facility / Codes 30 through 80 / NAACCR Item #670) and Slide 53 - NSCLC Resections, Unadjusted 30, 90 Day Mortality, 95 percent CI, 2013 - 2015 - My Facility vs. All CoC and CoC High Volume, changed to include only Non-Small Cell Lung (NSCLC) cases. Slides that are impacted are denoted as “Updated March 2018.” The remaining CQIP slides remain unchanged.
If you have any questions, please contact ncdbcqip@facs.org.
NAPBC
The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) has released the 2018 NAPBC Standards Manual.
You can download a PDF of the manual from the NAPBC Standards web page.
Click the 2018 NAPBC Standards Manual link at the top of the standards web page. If your browser is set to auto-download, check the downloads folder on your computer after clicking the link.
The 2018 NAPBC Standards Manual will be available online and as a PDF. The NAPBC will not have printed copies of the manual for purchase.
Please contact us at NAPBC@facs.org with any questions or comments.
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| IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES |
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| June 1 |
Call for Data closes
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| July 21-24 |
ACS Quality and Safety Conference
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Orlando, FL
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| Sept. 5-7 |
2018 Cancer Programs Conference
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| Oct. 21-25 |
ACS Clinical Congress
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Boston, MA
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