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HealthDay News via U.S. News & World Report
The Cancer Moonshot Initiative now has a detailed road map designed to cram a decade's worth of medical advancement into half that time.
A new report, authored by more than 50 leading U.S. cancer doctors, highlights 13 priority areas for improving the medical response to cancer, along with measurable goals and a specific timeline for meeting each of those objectives. The plan is intended to help "accelerate existing progress so that we deliver in five years what would have historically taken 10," said Dr. Cliff Hudis, chief executive officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and co-author of the report.
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American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Cancer Programs is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC). 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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George Washington University
George Washington University (GWU) Cancer Center introduces “Implementing the Commission on Cancer Standard 3.1: Patient Navigation Process – A Road Map for Comprehensive Cancer Control Professionals and Cancer Program Administrators”. This resource, funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and developed with consultation from CoC staff, provides a facility’s cancer program staff, information and tips on how to develop a process that navigates cancer patients through their care and addresses barriers facing patients, caregivers and communities in the cancer program’s catchment area.
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ACS Quality Programs
The 2018 ACS Quality and Safety Conference: Partners in Quality will be held in Orlando, July 21-24. This education program brings health care professionals together to discuss and apply current knowledge pertaining to national and local quality initiatives in the field of surgery. Attendees will learn techniques to manage, analyze, and interpret data to make a positive impact at their facilities. The Cancer Programs are excited to be included in this one-of-a-kind conference and encourage staff working in CoC and/or NAPBC-accredited programs to submit an abstract for a podium or poster presentation. The abstract should relate to surgical quality improvement initiatives including the development, implementation, or validation of best practices within your accredited program. Abstracts for this conference will be accepted until Jan. 26, 2018. (Please note: This is not the 2018 Cancer Program Annual Conference that will be held in the fall of 2018. Information on the 2018 Cancer Programs Annual Conference will be available in early January, 2018.)
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Prostate Cancer News Today
Over the years, the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy have been studied and debated by physicians and questioned by cancer patients, some of whom have made turned to alternative treatments.
A database study of four common cancers in the U.S. — breast, prostate, lung, and bowel — found that patients with non-metastatic cancer who declined “conventional treatments” were more likely to die within five years of diagnosis than those who undergo standard care — with the exception of low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancers not in need of extra care.
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The JAMA Network
In this prospective cohort study that included 1,575 patients with stage I to III colorectal cancer, higher intake of fiber, especially from cereals, was associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer-specific and overall mortality. Patients who increased their fiber intake after diagnosis from levels before diagnosis showed better survival; higher intake of whole grains was also associated with favorable survival.
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The Medical News
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston have developed a new, three-step system that uses nuclear medicine to target and eliminate colorectal cancer. In this study with a mouse model, researchers achieved a 100-percent cure rate -- without any treatment-related toxic effects. The study is reported in the November featured article in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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Novodiax is soon bringing to market 10-minute fast, sensitive and simple Immunoassay (IHC) kits for in vitro diagnostic use to address unmet needs in the intraoperative surgical oncology sector. Learn More
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NHL
Hockey Fights Cancer, a joint initiative between the National Hockey League Players' Association and National Hockey League as well as a program of the National Hockey League Foundation and NHL Foundation. The campaign, which unites the hockey community in support of cancer patients and their families, will feature ceremonies, observances and fundraising efforts throughout the month of November. All 31 NHL Member Clubs are designating one home game as the official Hockey Fights Cancer in-arena awareness night, with unique programming and partnerships with local cancer organizations.
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Healio
Patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma at diagnosis did not have worse prognoses than patients with de novo DLBCL, according to study results.
DLBCL is often identified at diagnosis of follicular lymphoma. The observation of both follicular lymphoma and DLBCL components in the same biopsy is considered early transformation. Clinical information about these patients is scarce.
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The JAMA Network
External beam radiotherapy provides good disease control in patients with locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer, and further investigation should be conducted to determine if adjuvant treatment strategy should change depending on location and degree of soft tissue and visceral invasion.
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is actively recruiting general and trauma surgeons with experience in emergency obstetrics for international missions in developing countries. Learn more.
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European School of Oncology via Medical Xpress
Patients with advanced breast cancer who are treated with a combination of drugs that target specific molecules important for cancer development and also the hormones that are driving it are at increased risk of suffering adverse side effects.
In new research presented at the Advanced Breast Cancer Fourth International Consensus Conference, researchers have shown that combining targeted drugs with hormone therapy results in a significant increase in the risk of severe or life threatening adverse events.
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Healio
Although immunosuppression associated with multiple myeloma may not predispose patients to melanoma, other immunosuppressed states may increase melanoma risk, according to recent findings.
Researchers assessed patients from 13 registries in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program of the National Cancer Institute.
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University of Rochester Medical Center via ScienceDaily
Alterations in four main genes are responsible for how long patients survive with pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in JAMA Oncology.
Before now, the presence and patterns between the genes and disease progression was not clearly established. One key difference in this study is the relatively large size: it involved 356 patients who all had pancreatic adenocarcinoma that could be surgically removed.
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