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The committees of the Commission on Cancer (CoC) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) met July 17-19, 2019 in Washington, DC. The highlight of the meetings was the celebration of the 60-year anniversary of the AJCC and the 30-year anniversary of the National Cancer Database (NCDB). Dr. David Byrd, AJCC Chair, and Dr. Frederick Greene, MD, Past Chair of the AJCC and Editor of the 7th Edition Cancer Staging Manual, made comments recognizing the contributions cancer staging has made to the care of cancer patients, and how the cancer staging system has become the worldwide “language of cancer.” Dr. Matthew Facktor, Chair of the NCDB, and Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, Interim Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society, made comments recognizing the contributions of the NCDB in identifying improvements in cancer patient care. The first “call for data” from CoC-accredited cancer programs took place in 1989. Jointly sponsored by the American College of Surgeons and the American Cancer Society, the NCDB is the largest clinical oncology database capturing 70 percent of new diagnosed cancer patients annually that includes more than 34 million patient records.
The CoC and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) are actively seeking medical professionals to join their accreditation survey teams. Physicians with an interest in learning more about patient care around the country, as well as a desire to positively impact the quality of that care, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Accreditation by the CoC and NAPBC, quality programs of the American College of Surgeons, demonstrates a cancer program’s commitment to providing high-quality, multidisciplinary, patient-centered cancer care. Surveyors perform a vital service in the accreditation process through site visits to and evaluation of cancer programs.
More information is available in the CoC and NAPBC surveyor applications.
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Registration is now open for the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2019, October 27-31 in San Francisco, CA. Clinical Congress is the premier annual surgical meeting for educational content, with offerings in areas such as cancer, robotic surgery, opioid-sparing pain management, quality improvement and patient safety. Meeting highlights include the scientific forum, featuring surgical research presentations, late-breaking clinical trials, abstracts and e-posters; educational offerings such as panel sessions and didactic and surgical skills courses; and multiple networking opportunities. Registration is open to all physicians and individuals in the health care field.
The CoC is currently accepting submissions for the Annual Cancer Research Paper Competition, which recognizes residents and fellows-in-training for their original research. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 honorarium plus travel expenses to present the research at the CoC’s Annual Meeting on October 27, 2019, during the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in San Francisco, CA. The entry will be considered for publication in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The authors of the second- and third-place winning abstracts will each receive a $500 cash award and an invitation to present a poster during the Annual Meeting of the CoC. Submissions are being accepted through July 31, 2019, at coc@facs.org.
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 Registration is now open for the live webinar Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Beth Overmoyer, MD, director of the Inflammatory Breast Center Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will review the clinical presentation of inflammatory breast cancer, discuss the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines and examine best practices for early diagnosis. The webinar is targeted to primary care physicians, Ob-Gyn specialists and advance practice providers, as well as NAPBC-accredited breast centers and CoC-accredited programs providing care to patients with breast cancer.
Join us on September 12 at 12:00 noon ET for this important event. Information on CME and other credits will be provided soon.
The NAPBC is hosting a workshop, Pursuing Excellence through NAPBC Accreditation, in Denver, CO, on Friday, September 20, 2019, at the Hilton Denver City Center. Registration is now open for the workshop, which will focus on how programs can best achieve compliance. Be sure to register before August 9 to receive the early-bird rate of $395. To learn more, visit the NAPBC website.
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VTI’s Remotely Operated Suction Irrigation System (or “ROSI”) presents a new paradigm in suction and irrigation for robot-assisted procedures. The ROSI system gives the console surgeon complete control of suction and irrigation capabilities.
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The Cancer Moonshot initiative, launched under the Obama administration, was audacious by design: Supercharge cancer research to encourage innovation, with the mission “to end to cancer as we know it.”
Cancer researchers avoid using the word “cure.” From studying cancer at the molecular level, they know that tumors are complex—even personalized. There’s no simple cancer and no single cure. So, no single destination for a “moonshot.”
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Complications after skin cancer surgery may be more common in smokers and former smokers, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined outcomes after “Mohs reconstruction,” a procedure to remove a skin cancer lesion. Compared to people who never smoked, current smokers were more than nine times as likely to have complications like infections, clots known as hematomas, uncontrolled bleeding or dead skin tissue. Ex-smokers were more than three times as likely to have these acute complications.
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