This message was sent to ##Email## November 2, 2016     Home  |   About   Subscribe  |   Archive  |   Advertise   New toolkit can help debunk myths about genetic testing for gynecologic cancer Cure Working with several medical and patient advocacy groups, the Society for Gynecologic Oncology has released a toolkit of case studies and resources on genetic testing for healthcare providers, patients and their families. Through case studies of common hereditary syndromes in oncology — such as BRCA mutations and Lynch syndrome — this toolkit aims to increase awareness among patients, their providers and caregivers of important matters in this rapidly advancing field.  READ MORE American College of Surgeons launches education program on Opioids and Surgery: Use, Abuse and Alternatives ACS The American College of Surgeons (ACS) recently announced a new multifaceted initiative to improve the knowledge and management of pain in surgical patients with a focus on opioid risk and non-opioid alternatives. With an educational grant from Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pacira), ACS will develop Opioids and Surgery: Use, Abuse and Alternatives (Opioids and Surgery) professional and patient education materials. Evidence-based education for the surgical patient will support informed choice and meet the guidelines for health literacy, informed consent, and surgical patient safety. Surgeons and surgical practitioners will have access to a comprehensive library of resources specific to opioids and the surgical patient including managing pain expectations, non-opioid options and screening programs. Team training focused on pain management, discharge and transition management will be a critical component of the program.  READ MORE    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by CHAMPS Oncology CHAMPS i2o® Cancer Analytics Answer Questions About Your Service Line i2o® Provides Cancer Center Administrators with Customized Infographic Evaluate the Quality and Validity of Your Registry Data insight2oncology® Offers New Perspective of Your Current Market Position CHAMPS insight2oncology® and i2o® Receive Registered Trademark   Cancer surgery manual available from the American College of Surgeons and Alliance for clinical trials in oncology ACS The American College of Surgeons and the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology present the first comprehensive, evidence-based examination of cancer surgery techniques that are critical to achieve optimal outcomes in a cancer operation. Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery Volume 1 is a unique manual that focuses on best practices for breast, colon, lung and pancreatic surgery, describing the surgical procedures that occur between skin incision and skin closure that directly affect cancer outcomes. With the participation of more than 120 surgeons in this first edition, this is perhaps the best resource currently available on the proper conduct of an operation for cancer of the breast, colon, lung and pancreas. Order your copy today. Nonadherence to posttreatment imaging follow-up common among breast cancer survivors Oncology Nurse Advisor Nearly one-third of women with breast cancer are not undergoing recommended post-treatment surveillance imaging, according to a presentation at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2016. Previous studies suggest that annual surveillance mammography after breast cancer treatment is underutilized among Medicare recipients.  READ MORE    PRODUCT SHOWCASE Advertisement Wiley's Oncology Apps Enjoy our journals? There’s an app for those! Journals such as those from the American Cancer Society ™, Journal of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Science and more are now available for your iPad and iPhone. Sample issues and abstracts, as well as open articles, can be accessed for free. A subscription to the journal is required to read the full text. Free Physician-to-Physician Webinars for 8th Edition content AJCC The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) is sponsoring a series of Physician-to-Physician Webinars based on the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual Eighth Edition. The first webinar on the Head and Neck Staging System was held on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. The facilitator was William Lydiatt, M.D., FACS, who served as the vice chair of the Head and Neck Expert Panel and was vital in the development of the staging system. The webinar covered new information on criteria for extranodal extension, included in both clinical and pathological staging, restructured pharynx into the HPV-Mediated (p16+) Oropharyngeal and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Click here to listen to the Head and Neck webinar recording. AHA launches MACRA 101 video series AHA.org The American Hospital Association (AHA) is offering resources to healthcare providers that help answer their questions about the final rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). The AHA has released a MACRA 101 video series to help hospital leaders and trustees prepare for MACRA, according to AHA News Now.  READ MORE    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by InformedDNA Why insurers require counseling before genetic testing Field of genetic counseling expected to grow Health care decisions challenge cancer-free, high-risk patient InformedDNA FREE Webinar: Learn How to "Strengthen Your Practice with Genetic Counseling"-Click Here to Register!   Combination therapy improved chemoresistance in ovarian cancer Medical Xpress Treating ovarian cancer with platinum-based chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin is initially very effective, with about four out of five patients responding favorably. However, most of these patients quickly become resistant to chemotherapy and may not respond as well to this standard treatment for the disease. Researchers at The Wistar Institute have shown that a class of drugs called bromodomain and extraterminal domain inhibitors can be used in combination with cisplatin to reduce a tumor's resistance to chemotherapy, and therefore increase the effectiveness of the drug and improve long-term survival rates. The results were published in the journal Cancer Research.  READ MORE Facility patient volume affected outcomes for multiple myeloma Cancer Network Treatment at a facility with a higher patient volume was associated with a lower risk of mortality for patients with multiple myeloma, even after adjustment for sociodemographic and geographic factors and comorbidities, a new study showed. "Patients treated at the highest-quartile facilities had nearly a quarter lower risk of death compared with those treated at the lowest-quartile facilities," wrote Ronald S. Go, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.  READ MORE .  PRODUCT SHOWCASE prIME Patients by prIME Oncology prIME Patients is prIME Oncology’s resource center for patients with cancer and their caregivers. Our patient-focused videos explain, in layman’s terms, how certain treatments fight the various cancers. This information will arm you with the knowledge on what to expect during your course treatment so that you can be an informed part of the decision making team. NUS researchers identify molecular switch that makes breast cancer cells more aggressive News-Medical.Net By controlling the molecular switch, scientists could potentially make aggressive cancers more sensitive to conventional drugs and improve treatment outcomes. A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore has established novel insights into the relationship between breast cancer tumor intracellular redox environment and the cancer cells' ability to become invasive.  READ MORE Announcing the Commission on Cancer 2016-2017 cancer research paper competition for physicians-in-training CoC The Commission on Cancer is hosting a paper competition for physicians-in-training to foster the importance of oncologic research in support of its mission. Papers are due June 30, 2017.  READ MORE     .  SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT     Report: Cancer to kill 5.5 million women a year by 2030 Medical Xpress Cancer will kill 5.5 million women — about the population of Denmark — per year by 2030, a near 60-percent increase in less than two decades, a report said recently. As the global population grows and ages, the highest toll will be among women in poor and middle-income countries, it said, and many of the deaths will result from cancers that are largely preventable. "Most of the deaths occur in young- and middle-aged adults," placing a heavy burden on families and national economies, said Sally Cowal, senior vice president of global health at the American Cancer Society, which compiled the report with pharmaceutical company Merck.  READ MORE AJCC releases Cancer Staging Manual, 8th edition AJCC The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) has released the eighth edition of its Cancer Staging Manual. This edition presents evidence‐based revisions for staging cancer for a number of organ sites and includes the rationale and rules for staging; the definitions of tumor, lymph node involvement and metastasis (TNM); stage groupings; and histologic grade. The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer will require accredited hospitals to use the eighth edition for all cancer cases diagnosed on or after Jan. 1, 2017. The new publication can be purchased online.    TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most. Report of the Cancer Moonshot Task Force: Executive summary (Medium) Patients find hope in immunotherapy treatment for cancer (Chicago Tribune) Courtney M. Townsend Jr., MD, FACS, installed as 97th President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Workshop: Incorporating Weight Management and Physical Activity Throughout the Cancer Care Continuum (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) One third of breast cancer patients aren't receiving follow-up imaging exams (DOTmed.com) Don't be left behind. 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