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 November is Family History Awareness Month. Talk with your family and let others know the importance of learning about their family health history. Thank you for your continued interest in PAC3. Please enjoy this month's edition of the Portal. Please feel free to forward this to your friends or colleagues by clicking the link below.  |
Genes May Play Role in Pancreatic Cancer Treatments
Roughly 43,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the US each year, and fewer than 1 in 5 of these cancers are caught early enough to be surgically removed. Two new treatment theories could offer new hope against this difficult to treat disease. Some new theories involve looking at a persons genes and even looking at BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. Click here to read more.
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 Genetic Variants May Affect The Risk of Breast Cancer In Women With BRCA2 Mutations
 A recent study published online conducted at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute identifies genetic variants in women with BRCA2 mutations that may increase or decrease a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. These findings are important for further research. Click here to read more.
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National Study Shows Benefit Of Low-Dose CT In Lung Cancer Screening
Launched in 2002, the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) compared chest X-rays and helical CT scans, both used as a means to find lung cancer early. Prior to this trial, the effects of these screening techniques on lung cancer mortality rates had not been determined. The study found 20% fewer lung cancer deaths among those who were screened with low-dose spiral CT than with chest X-Ray.
Read more from The Oncology Nurse.
Read the NYT article.
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Testing A "Smarter" Biopsy For Prostate Cancer
Men participating in an NCI Center for Cancer Research clinical trial are offered a more precise biopsy. The approach takes the MRI images as a map for locations of possible cancer and merges those images with real-time ultrasound imaging data. These images help guide the biopsy procedure. For many men, this means a more precise biopsy the first time. Click here to read more. |
HHS Releases Strategy For New Warnings And Graphics On Cigarette Packaging
 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled a new comprehensive tobacco control strategy that includes proposed new bolder health warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements. Once final, these health warnings on cigarettes and in cigarette advertisements will be the most significant change in more than 25 years. These actions are part of a broader strategy that will help tobacco users quit and prevent children from starting. Click here to read more. The FDA is seeking public comment on the proposed rule from Friday, November 12, 2010 through Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Click here to view the images and find out how to comment. State-Specific Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults from CDC |
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
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 Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. Cyber-seminar: Dialogue on Dissemination: A Practitioner Perspective
This cyber-seminar is the final session in a series of three discussions that engage stakeholders across the dissemination continuum. In this series, researchers, policy makers, and cancer control practitioners highlight promising approaches and address barriers to implementing evidence-based programs and policies. Click here for the replay of this cyber-seminar. |
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Update on Lymphoma Treatment from the 2010 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
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New Ovarian Cancer Education: Nurse Oncology Education Program
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The Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT) Offers 7 Complimentary Online Programs For:
- Cancer clinical research staff to help improve recruitment and retention practices, especially for minority populations;
- Community leaders interested in becoming clinical trial advocates; and,
- Healthcare professionals interested in helping support their patients to learn more about cancer clinical trials as a treatment option.
CME/CEUs are available for most of these courses.
Check out ENACCT's newest online program, Open to Options: Why Cancer Clinical Trials Are Important for My Practice, designed for health care professionals working with blood cancer patients. Click here for ENACCT online programs.
For additional information, please contact: Natasha Blakeney, Program Director, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials at (803) 479-8873 or natasha.blakeney@enacct.org |
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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PAR-10-278
Deadline: March 10, 2011
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For PAC3 updates and contact information, please visit http://www.pac3.org/NewContacts.asp
Fox Chase Cancer Center I Office of Health Communications and Health Disparities I 510 Township Line Rd. Cheltenham, PA 19012 I November 15 2010
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Thanksgiving Day Declared National Family History Day
In 2002, the Office of Public Health Genomics (OPHG) started the Family History Public Health Initiative to increase awareness of family history as an important risk factor for common chronic diseases such as cancer. Learn more about CDC's Family Health History Initiative.
PADOH: Is Pennsylvania Meeting the 12 Lymph Node Standard for Colon Cancer Screening?
Download the latest statistical news issue from the Pennsylvania Departments of Health's Bureau of Health Statistics and Research to learn more about the 12 lymph node standard following colon cancer screening.
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NEW! PA Patient Navigator Network Blog
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