This message was sent to ##Email## December 7, 2016     Home  |   About   Subscribe  |   Archive  |   Advertise   Senate holds emotional vote to rename cancer bill after Joe Biden's late son, Beau CNN The Senate voted recently to rename a bill aimed to accelerate cancer research after Joe Biden's late son, Beau Biden, in an emotional session that the vice president presided over. Beau Biden died in 2015 at age 46 after battling brain cancer. Since his death, his father spearheaded efforts to fight cancer, which included a bill that would make therapies available to more patients, while also improving the ability to prevent cancer and detect it at an early stage.  READ MORE Patients prefer online forums to TV shows for peer stories about cancer Cure Patients with cancer often seek out information about their disease from many sources. Whether they come from real individuals or fictional characters, peer stories about cancer can be seen throughout mass media, online and on television. A recent study found, however, that patients with cancer preferred peer stories from the internet, specifically those from online forums — like CURE's forum.  READ MORE    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by CHAMPS Oncology Learn How i2o® Can Transform Your Cancer Data into Actionable Information insight2oncology® Offers New Perspective of Your Current Market Position Migration Cancer Analytics Reveal Valuable Patient Information i2o® Highlights Most Valuable Information to Cancer Center Administrators Contact Us to Schedule Your insight2oncology® Demo CHAMPS insight2oncology® and i2o® Receive Registered Trademark   Researchers identify cause for lower-extremity overgrowths in obese patients and recommend weight loss before their operations ACS New probability scale can help physicians identify patients at greatest risk for condition known as massive localized lymphedema Morbidly obese individuals — those whose weight is more than double normal weight — are prone to overgrowths in their lower extremities that can lead to infections and other health-threatening complications. Little was previously known about the underlying causes of this condition, and conventional treatment has involved surgical removal of these overgrowths. However, a new study published online as an "article in press" ahead of print in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons has identified the underlying cause for these overgrowths, and the researchers recommend that weight loss, not a surgical procedure, be the preferred initial treatment for these patients.  READ MORE Cancer programs to hold annual conference September 2017 Plan now to attend the 2017 Cancer Programs Annual Conference, Sept. 7-9 in Chicago. The conference will cover content from all areas of the American College of Surgeons Cancer Programs - American Joint Committee on Cancer, the Clinical Research Program, Commission on Cancer, National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and the National Cancer Database. Further details on this event will be available soon. Click here to be added to the mailing list for the annual conference. (Please note: The 2017 Cancer Programs Annual Conference replaces the educational event traditionally held in June.) 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. Why cancer rates are rising worldwide CBS News Cancer cases rose 33 percent worldwide in the past 10 years, a new study shows. In 2015, there were 17.5 million diagnoses and 8.7 million deaths in the world from the disease, the researchers found. The rise in cancer cases was mainly due to population aging and growth, along with changes in age-specific cancer rates, according to the Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration study.  READ MORE Tracking down one of cancer's deadliest culprits, the Ras family of genes Newsweek When it comes to the current state of cancer survival, Susan Bates feels like many of the rest of us. “It’s incredibly frustrating,” she says. For Bates, who treats pancreatic and other cancers at Columbia University Medical Center, the frustration is worsened by virtue of knowing her enemy — an elusive gene that “makes cancer grow very fast.”  READ MORE    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by InformedDNA Practitioners peddle unneeded genetic tests, supplements Gynecologic oncologists release genetics toolkit for patients, providers InformedDNA CMO is guided by experience as a cancer researcher and survivor Family medical history is the first step to identifying carrier status Learn how you could be offering genetic counseling to your patients within the next 30 days! Click here to register for our FREE webinar   American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society announce new guidelines for the prevention and treatment of surgical site infections ACS Consensus recommendations identify interventions targeted at reducing the risk of infection after an operation Newly released guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of surgical site infections (SSIs) issued by the American College of Surgeons and the Surgical Infection Society provide a comprehensive set of recommendations clinicians can use to optimize surgical care and educate patients about ways to contribute to their own well-being. The guidelines are based on a review of the best available research and clinical practice experience and update previous sets of recommendations on detecting and preventing SSIs from professional clinical and hospital societies. The guidelines were presented at the Surgical Infection Society meeting, Palm Beach, Florida, in May 2016 and are published as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website in advance of print publication.  READ MORE Scientists discover ribosomal protein-based cancer signature News-Medical.Net A research team at the University of Basel's Biozentrum has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a wide range of human tissues, including tumors and discovered a cancer type specific signature. As the researchers report in Genome Biology, this "cancer signature" could potentially be used to predict the progression of the disease. Proteins are the building blocks of life. They are produced by molecular machines called ribosomes.  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. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 8th edition 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 new publication can be purchased online at www.cancerstaging.org. Pathway linked to slower aging also fuels brain cancer Medical Xpress While a particular metabolic pathway shows potential to slow down the aging process, new research indicates a downside: That same pathway may drive brain cancer. The pathway, known as the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) pathway, is overactive in a deadly form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive brain cancer in adults. More than 70 percent of patients with glioblastoma die within two years of diagnosis.  READ MORE     .  SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT     At what cost? Weighing a cure for cancer against its price tag Forbes Curing cancer in 20 years. Better detection for Lewy Body Dementia. Sequencing the genomes of newborns. All of these topics were discussed recently at Forbes' 2016 Healthcare Summit. But the issue that reemerged most relentlessly throughout the day? Pricing.  READ MORE Acupuncture improves postoperative symptoms in women undergoing surgery for breast cancer Oncology Nurse Advisor Acupuncture treatments after breast cancer surgery can reduce pain, nausea and anxiety for patients, and improve their ability to cope with symptoms during the early postoperative period, according to a study published in the Oncology Nursing Forum.  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    TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most. Primary cytoreductive surgery associated with improved survival in ovarian cancer (Oncology Nurse Advisor) Targeting breast cancer metabolism to fight the disease (Medical Xpress) New insight into why leukemia drug is successful (Medical Xpress) RT after surgery boosts survival in prostate cancer with lymph node involvement (Cancer Network) Squamous cell carcinoma of lip predominantly affects white men in their mid-60s (MedicalResearch.com) Don't be left behind. 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