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American College of Surgeons via Medical Xpress
A global analysis of metabolites and small molecules in urine samples from patients with adrenal cancer has identified four biochemicals that, when measured together, can distinguish malignant from benign adrenal tumors, according to study results presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2015.
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Oncology Nurse Advisor
Primary care doctors will not be able to cope with the rising demand for cancer care in high-income countries, which is predicted to double within the next 15 years. But with radical improvements in diagnostic services, cancer education and training, and policies that encourage integration between primary and specialist care, primary care doctors could hold the key to meeting this growing demand for cancer care. This warning came from leading primary care professionals and cancer experts at the Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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ACS
On Nov. 14, the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) will hold the Pursuing Excellence through NAPBC Accreditation workshop in Chicago at the American College of Surgeons' Headquarters. If you are applying for NAPBC accreditation or preparing for an initial or re-accreditation survey, this program is a must-attend. The National Cancer Registrars Association Program Recognition Committee has determined the Pursuing Excellence through NAPBC Accreditation program supports six CE hours. Contact the NAPBC for additional information.
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Medscape
A new guidance statement to define high-quality primary palliative care delivery in medical oncology has been developed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
The two organizations have partnered to develop these recommendations to help medical oncology practices identify essential palliative care services and deliver high-quality primary palliative care to all patients with cancer.
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Healio
In the United States, the 65-and-older demographic — which accounts for 56 percent of cancer diagnoses and 70 percent of cancer deaths — is projected to nearly double from 43.1 million in 2012 to 83.7 million in 2050, according to census bureau estimates. That trend poses formidable challenges to the oncology community.
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Part of the proceeds from the sale of Brighton’s “Power of Pink” bracelets through November 15 will benefit the Navigator program. If you want to validate your skills in navigation, don’t wait. In November, a review course and a breast patient navigator exam will be offered in NYC and in Albuquerque.
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University of California, Los Angeles via Medical Xpress
Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have shown that the cells responsible for generating deadly prostate cancer share some genetic qualities with the tissue-specific stem cells that naturally reside in the healthy prostate.
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ACS
It is not too late! You may purchase the Webcast packages to view the sessions you were not able to attend at Clinical Congress. Webcast sessions are available on your computer, tablet or mobile device anytime, anywhere. Maximize your learning opportunities and earn CME credit and self-assessment credit when it's convenient for you. Click here to see more.
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HealthDay
No matter the type or stage of breast cancer, minority women are more likely to be diagnosed later in the disease than white women, and they are also less likely to receive recommended treatments, a new study shows. While prior studies have found such disparities before, the new research finds that it exists "across all breast cancer subtypes," study lead author Lu Chen, a researcher in the public health sciences division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, said in a news release from the American Association for Cancer Research.
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Medscape
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has posted online new draft recommendations for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in adults and is seeking public comments and feedback until Nov. 2.
The draft statement updates 2008 USPSTF screening recommendations for CRC and includes two notable proposed changes. However, the guidance continues to recommend screening for all adults aged between 50 and 75 years and is mostly the same as the last set of recommendations.
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National Institutes of Health
A new phase of the Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program, focused on prevention, is being launched at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Grant-funded researchers will now work across scientific disciplines, involve new racially and ethnically diverse communities, and expand the study of risk factors that precede breast cancer, such as breast density.
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| NAPBC and CoC provide online poster to observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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ACS
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) and the Commission on Cancer (CoC) encourage your program to promote the event and use it as an opportunity to display/promote your accreditation status. To help you publicize this event within your program and the community, the NAPBC and the CoC have created a poster that you can download and print. Programs that are solely CoC accredited or accredited by both the CoC and NAPBC can access the poster by logging into CoC Datalinks and clicking on Marketing Resources Staff and NAPBC-accredited breast centers can log into the NAPBC portal and click on the "2015 Breast Cancer Awareness Month Poster" link in the "View Downloadable Center Resources" section to access the marketing resources Web page. For more information, contact srubin@facs.org.
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