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Beginning in January 2019 the Cancer Programs are introducing Cancer Forum Live. This is an extension of the web-based Cancer Forum that will be a 60-minute broadcast using WebEx technology on a monthly basis. The webinar gives you the opportunity to submit your questions prior to the broadcast and have them answered during this live webcast. Viewers will also have an opportunity to submit additional questions during the webcast. Cancer Forum Live will debut on Wednesday, Jan.23 from Noon -1 p.m. central time. Information on how to register for this program will be made available the week of Jan. 2, 2019. In order to submit your questions please go to Cancer Forum Live. Questions will be accepted from Dec. 14, 2018 – Jan. 11, 2019. For additional information, contact Sue Rubin. Please do not submit questions that are specific to your program in terms of meeting the standards. Questions of that nature should be submitted to the online Cancer Forum.
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Your facility's 2016 Annual Cancer Case Volume has been posted to Commission on Cancer (CoC) Datalinks and is ready for your cancer program's review and release.
The table reflects the site and stage distribution of cases diagnosed in 2016 and submitted to the National Cancer Data Base Database (NCDB) from your facility in the calendar year of 2018. The CoC strongly encourages you to share these data with patients through the Find an Accredited Cancer Program feature on the CoC website.
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The American College of Surgeons has issued a call for abstracts to be presented at its 2019 Quality and Safety Conference, July 19-22, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Feb. 1, 2019.
Individuals at participating sites are encouraged to submit a 250-word abstract for poster and/or podium presentation. The abstract should relate to surgical quality improvement initiatives; including the development, implementation, or validation of best practices. We are also interested in operational best practices relating to workflow around collecting data and reporting.
Please note that abstracts which have been submitted or recently presented at other meetings are eligible for presentation at the ACS Quality and Safety Conference. In the view of ACS, previous presentation of a paper does not prohibit the presentation or publication of the material at the Quality and Safety Conference.
If you have an idea, start reaching out to your colleagues today. Get your team together and start planning your projects now.
For more information or to submit an abstract, please click here.
ACS
Editor’s note: The following is an edited version of the Presidential Address that Dr. Maier delivered at Convocation at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2018 in Boston. The presentation has been modified to conform with Bulletin style.
Good evening and welcome to the 2018 Initiates of the ACS and their families and friends, as well as our newly elected and current Honorary Fellows and esteemed guests.
To our Initiates — congratulations! You represent our largest class ever, with 1,359 coming from the U.S. and Canada and 613 from many other countries around the world—a truly global representation of surgery today. Give yourself and your colleagues a round of applause. You each richly deserve this recognition.
This occasion is indeed momentous. You have just earned entry into the ACS and have taken a major step in solidifying your standing in our profession. Surgery is not only a great profession, but also the best profession in medicine. It is a profession, I would argue, that will provide you with the recognition and rewards that you deserve based on the years of hard work, dedication, and commitment it takes to become, and remain, the best surgeon you can be. And, as a surgeon, you will help to sustain our profession through self-regulation, altruism, and constant demonstration of the highest ethical values.
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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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NIH
State Cancer Profiles characterizes the cancer burden in a standardized manner to motivate action, integrate surveillance into cancer control planning, characterize areas and demographic groups, and expose health disparities. The focus is on cancer sites with evidence based control interventions. Interactive graphics and maps provide support for deciding where to focus cancer control efforts. State Cancer Profiles is one tool of the Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. portal which provides access to web-based resources.
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Cancer Programs of the American College of Surgeons is excited to announce two projects focused on improving the Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation standards and the National Cancer Database (NCDB) data collection processes.
CoC Standards Revision Project
The CoC has launched a project to review, analyze, and improve the standards that CoC accredited programs must meet each year. This project aims to ensure that the CoC’s standards result in the improvement of patient care, are clearly interpretable, and are accurately measuring the quality of a cancer program. It is anticipated that the revised CoC standards manual will be published in Fall 2019. Accredited programs will be expected to implement the revised standards on January 1, 2020.
Importantly, no changes are being made to the standards in 2019. Programs should proceed with meeting the standards as outlined in the 2016 Cancer Program Standards for the 2019 calendar year.
Because this project is in its infancy, we do not have concrete details to share at this time regarding what the revisions may be. We are excited to share progress as decisions are finalized. Please watch for official announcements in the CoC Brief and on the CoC News page.
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We are pleased to announce the NCDB reporting tools have been updated to include cases diagnosed in 2016. This update also includes newly diagnosed or updated cases for earlier diagnosis years submitted by CoC-accredited cancer programs during the 2018 NCDB Call for Data.
Updated data has been published in:
- Hospital Comparison Benchmark Reports
- Cancer Program Practice Profile Reports (CP3R)
- Public NCDB Benchmark Reports
Users are now able to view 2016 diagnoses in CP3R, the Hospital Comparison Benchmark Reports and the Public NCDB Benchmark Reports.
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The Commission on Cancer (CoC) invites all practicing physicians at CoC-accredited programs to submit an application to join the CoC Surveyor Team. If you are passionate about the CoC and its Standards, we are looking for you! Consider becoming part of the CoC Surveyor Team and share your commitment for providing patients with high-quality, patient-centered, multidisciplinary care.
In order to meet the ever-increasing number of programs interested in CoC accreditation, we need your support and expertise. Click here to access the application.
If you have questions, please contact accreditation@facs.org.
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AJCC
The AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition is the first edition to have an electronic book (ebook) version. It is available for purchase now on Amazon and is the most current version of the manual (September 2018).
Since 1977, the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) has published eight editions of cancer staging manuals using contemporary, evidenced-based literature to build a common language of cancer for the care of cancer patients by clinicians and for the cancer surveillance community. The print version of the eighth edition was first published in October 2016 and went into effect for all cancer cases diagnosed on or after Jan. 1, 2018. The eighth edition presents evidence-based revisions for the staging of cancer for a number of organ sites. The chapters include the rationale and rules for staging; the definitions of tumor, lymph node involvement and metastasis; stage groupings; and histologic grade.
There have been updates since the first printing of the eighth edition, all of which are incorporated in this ebook version available through Amazon’s Kindle. The Kindle version can be used on any device (PC, MAC, iPhone, iPad, Android) with the free Kindle app. The electronic version allows for highlighting, adding notes and bookmarks and creating flashcards. The AJCC has a curated FAQ document to address common questions that can be accessed at cancerstaging.org. All other questions related to the eighth edition can be sent to ajcc@facs.org.
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At Clinical Congress 2018, the inaugural SurgeonsVoice Advocate of the Year award was presented to Alan G. Thorson, MD, FACS, a colon and rectal surgeon in Omaha, Nebraska, for his commitment to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) advocacy and political efforts, particularly through his involvement with the Commission on Cancer. Thorson will also be featured in the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.
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April 7–9, 2019 – Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois
The 2019 Cluster Programs will be three individual one-day programs on consecutive days, in one location, for your convenience. You may attend just one program or all three. Sign up here for further information as it becomes available.
| HEALTH CARE NEWS AND UPDATES |
CNN
The current guidelines for genetic testing of breast cancer patients limit the number of women who can get tested. Because of these restrictions, these tests miss as many patients with hereditary cancers as they find, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. "Unfortunately, insurance companies pay attention to these guidelines," said Dr. Peter Beitsch, co-author of the study and a cancer surgeon practicing in Texas. Insurance companies and other payers reimburse genetic testing -- or not -- based on the guidelines.
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Targeted Oncology
During a Targeted Oncology live case-based peer perspectives presentation, David O’Malley, MD, reviewed the treatment considerations and decisions he makes when treating patients with ovarian cancer. O’Malley, a professor in the Department of Gynecology, and the director of Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Research at the James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, explained to the group the factors that go into treatment decision making during the meeting based on a case scenario of a patient with high-grade serous carcinoma.
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Live Science
More women in the U.S. are developing and dying from uterine cancer than they were nearly two decades ago, and black women are "disproportionately" affected, a new report finds. Uterine cancer is one of the few cancers in the U.S. for which incidence and death rates are on the rise, according to the report, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Vanderbilt University via Medical Xpress
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in an international study to determine the effectiveness of a new therapeutic vaccine for treating women with precancerous changes on the cervix. These precancerous lesions, also called dysplasia or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, are caused by an infection of the human papillomavirus. The abnormalities are asymptomatic but can be detected by standard Pap test screening and diagnosed by a colposcopy and biopsy of the affected area. For the study, three doses will be given to participants — one on the day of enrollment, one four weeks into participation and another three months following enrollment. If effective, the vaccine will cause the CIN lesions to regress.
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Healio
Swedish women with polycystic ovary syndrome are 15% more likely to develop any cancer vs. women without the condition, with risk further elevated for cancers of the endometrium, ovary, pancreas and kidney, according to a research letter published in JAMA Oncology. “Several carcinogenic processes are associated with PCOS, including dyslipidemia, hyperinsulemia and chronic inflammation,” Weimin Ye, MD, PhD, professor in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues wrote. “However, studies on risk of all types of cancer are scarce.”
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Cancer Network
The results of a population-based study in England reported an increase in suicide risk in individuals who had been recently diagnosed with cancer. Compared with the general population, researchers noted a 20 percent increase in suicide risk in cancer patients. The researchers, led by Katherine E. Henson, MSc, DPhil, of the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service in London, noted that “a diagnosis of cancer carries a substantial risk of psychological distress,” and there may be “an unmet need for psychological support.”
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