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Oncology Nurse Advisor
Benefits of music-related interventions for patients with cancer range from a moderate-to-strong effect to a small reduction in symptoms for various effects of the disease and its treatment, a review of trials published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews has shown.
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A recent study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers proves why leukemia is so difficult to treat and suggests that the current approach to drug development should be adjusted to target a broader range of genes or signaling pathways. Lead author Michael Becker, M.D., associate professor of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology at the UR's Wilmot Cancer Institute, explains that some of the new drugs for acute leukemia attack very specific proteins expressed by leukemia cells. But Becker's study breaks new ground by showing that as the disease progresses, leukemia stem cells (the root of the disease) change and often begin expressing additional proteins that weren't present when the cancer first occurred or lose protein expression when the cancer relapses.
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Older men who receive testosterone-suppressing therapy for prostate cancer may be at increased risk of developing depression, a large study suggests.
The findings are based on more than 78,000 U.S. men treated for earlier-stage prostate cancer, and they were published online earlier this year in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Researchers found that, among those given hormone-suppressing therapy, 7 percent developed clinical depression in the next few years compared with 5 percent of men who did not have the treatment.
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It's overwhelming enough to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which has a five-year survival rate of 6 percent, without having to look far and wide for the latest information about your disease and its potential treatments.
Anne Glauber did exactly that after she was diagnosed two years ago, and she doesn't want others to have to follow the same path. So Glauber, a public relations executive, used her skills to make it easier for the patients who would follow in her wake.
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Medical News Today
The number and severity of side effects that women with breast cancer experience after receiving hormone therapies like tamoxifen are shaped by their expectations. Women expecting to suffer worse and more side effects are found to experience nearly twice as many as counterparts with no particular or positive expectations.
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With this issue, we continue our three-part series focusing on the surgical management of patients with liver disease and liver injuries. The current issue of Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS®) examines:
- Liver Injuries
- Contemporary Operative Management of Liver Injuries
- Cystic Disease of the Liver
- Liver Abscesses
- Benign Liver Tumors
- Liver Tumors in Children
- Liver Metastases
SRGS®, published by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Division of Education, is an economical way to stay current with the latest and most vital surgical literature, improve patient outcomes with a state-of-the-art surgical practice, and earn up to 80 hours of CME Self-Assessment Credit. Annual subscriptions and back issues (back issues cannot be used to earn CME Credit) are available. Digital edition files, optimized for iPhone, iPad, and Kindle devices, are also available to subscribers.
If you are not currently an SRGS® subscriber, please sign up today for a free 30-day trial subscription of SRGS® Premium. To purchase a subscription, order online or call 1-800-631-0033.
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ScienceDaily
Structural biologists show in a new study that an apparently key step in the process of cell division depends on a unique interaction among specific proteins, including one that is strongly linked to cancer. Their hope now is that the detailed new characterization of the interaction will make it a target for exploring a new cancer therapy.
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AJCC
If you are attending Clinical Congress, don't miss the ACS Theatre session on the new AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition. The New AJCC TNM Staging System: Vision, What's New, and Preparing for Implementation will be presented by Editor-in-Chief Mahul Amin, MD, FCAP, who will provide an overview of the staging changes that go into effect Jan. 1, 2017. His presentation will cover the new staging systems, unique paradigms for existing systems, updated General Staging rules, prognostic factors and AJCC-endorsed risk-assessment models. The presentation will be on Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 11:15 to 11:40 a.m. at the Theatre in the Exhibit Hall.
The AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition, is scheduled for release at the end of October 2016.
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Medical News Today
A new study strengthens the link between obesity and cancer after identifying a further eight cancers that are more likely to develop with excess weight, including stomach, pancreas, and liver cancers. But there is some good news; researchers say losing the excess weight and preventing further weight gain can help lower the risk of these cancers.
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ACS - CoC
Accreditation 101: Learning the Basics of CoC Accreditation and Standards will be held Sept. 9 in Chicago. This one-day program, taught by CoC surveyors and staff, provides an overview of the CoC accreditation standards and answers your questions about the standards and the survey process. This is the last time this program will be held in 2016.
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have developed a new way to evaluate whether a cancer radiation treatment is effective. Their technique uses gas-filled microbubbles and ultrasonic sound waves to determine whether the radiation beams have reached the target area. This makes it easier to limit or avoid damage to healthy tissue.
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CoC - NAPBC
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) and the Commission on Cancer (CoC) encourage you to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month and use it as an opportunity to display and publicize your program's accreditation status with the CoC and NAPBC.
The NAPBC and the CoC have created a poster to use within your program and community.
How to access the poster:
Programs that are accredited solely by the NAPBC, use the Marketing Resources website link that was provided in your performance report email notification.
Programs that are accredited solely by the CoC or both the CoC and NAPBC, go to CoC Datalinks and click on Marketing Resources.
Please let us know about your celebration by sending photos and event information to Susan Rubin, business development manager, ACS Cancer Programs.
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Chalmers University of Technology via Medical Xpress
Fasting is a tool for effective cancer treatment. A new study shows that the right diet in combination with chemotherapy not only protects the body's immune system, it also turns it against cancer cells. Valter Longo is a professor at the University of Southern California and a Chalmers Jubilee Professor. He is currently visiting Chalmers to participate in the Healthy Ageing conference and talk about his new findings, published in last month's Cancer Cell.
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The AJCC announces five disease site webinars that are scheduled for summer and early fall this year. The webinars, offered at no cost, will provide highlights of the five most common site chapters for AJCC seventh edition staging and include: Melanoma, Lung, Breast, Colorectum and Prostate. There will be pre- and post-education quizzes to serve as a self-assessment for the information learned. The webinars will provide information on the uniqueness, differences, exceptions or special concerns for the disease sites.
Each lecture will contain the following topics:
Overview and Learning Objectives
Anatomy Affecting Stage
Classification Issues
Assigning T, N, M, Stage Group
Information and Questions on AJCC Staging and Summary
Melanoma and Lung are now available as recordings on the AJCC website. The third webinar (Breast) will be held on Aug. 31. The fourth webinar (Colorectum) will be held on Sept. 7. The fifth and final webinar (Prostate) will be held on Sept. 21. All the webinars will be recorded for anyone who is not able to attend the live session. Register now.
You can visit the AJCC website to learn more about the Disease Site webinars and stay informed.
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