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CAP Today
The standard riff for talking about a promising new cancer test should be familiar to anyone within sneezing distance of a laboratory: There’s no one-size-fits-all assay.
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| National Cytotechnology Day 2019 T-Shirt Orders!
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Congratulations to 2018 t-shirt design winner, Sarah Ortiz Rodríguez! Her winning design will be featured on t-shirts this year. The proceeds will benefit the ASCT Foundation.
If you are interested in purchasing a T-shirt with the 2019 design and slogan, click here to download an order form. Please complete and return the form, with payment, to info@asct.com. Please have your order in no later than April 1, 2019, 5:00 pm Eastern.
May 13 is National Cytotechnology Day
To commemorate Dr. George Papanicolaou's contributions to the field of medicine, May 13 - his birthday - has been designated National Cytotechnology Day (NCD).
Ways to celebrate National Cytotechnology Day
In your lab:
• Educate others in your laboratory, hospital, and community about the work of Dr. George Papanicolaou and the importance of the Pap test.
• Invite local high school and college students to your lab to inform them of a career in cytotechnology and what academic and technical requirements are necessary.
• Make a poster or exhibit or provide a lab tour to educate others about what cytotechnologists do.
• Get an official NCD proclamation from the governor or mayor.
• Proudly wear t-shirts celebrating NCD Day.
• Bake cookies decorated as various types of cells and share with colleagues.
• Create and play games like Cyto-jeopardy with your staff - it's both fun and educational.
The ASCT would like to share how labs celebrate NCD. Please send photos, ideas and articles on how you celebrated NCD this year to info@asct.com. Your lab will be featured in the next issue of the Voice.
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April, 17 2019 |
Head and Neck Cytopathology
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Abbey Lott Limbach, MD
Department of Pathology
The Ohio State University Medical Center
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June 2019 |
The Engagement of Cytotechnologists in Genomic Selections Leads to
Improved Outcomes
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your PC |
Melissa Randolph, BS, SCT(ASCP)
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July, 17 2019 |
TBA
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your PC |
Eva Wojcik, MD
Department of Pathology
Loyola University Medical Center - Chicago
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Quality Assessment Center (QAC) Cell Blocks Basics Workbench
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Your PC |
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Available for 6 months after subscribing |
Quality Assessment Center (QAC)
Document Control for Cytopathology Workbench
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Your PC |
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Available for 6 months after subscribing |
Quality Assessment Center (QAC)
The LEAN Cytopathology Laboratory Workbench
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Your PC |
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May 3 - 5, 2019 |
2019 ASCT Annual Conference
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San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Medscape (free login required)
A novel handheld device that incorporates artificial intelligence detects high-risk human papillomavirus strains 16 and 18 within two hours and performs as well as biopsy, which can require two weeks for results to be returned. Another new approach identifies these high-risk HPV strains in urine samples. Teresa Diaz-Montes, MD, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, commented that it was "extremely important" to identify high-risk HPV in underserviced areas because of the associated risk for cervical cancer.
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ASCP
In February, ASCP launched its 2019 Wage Survey to secure the most recent wage data within the nation’s clinical laboratory workforce. Since 1988, this survey has served as the primary source of information for academic, governmental and industry labor analysts.
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WNPR
Gardasil is a vaccination against the human papillomavirus, which can cause certain types of cancer. Currently it's a voluntary vaccine that's offered to all children in Connecticut, but not mandated. A bill in the legislature would require families to vaccinate their children against HPV. Connecticut Public Radio's Ray Hardman spoke with Dr. Nick Bennett, the division head of infectious diseases and immunology at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Here are some highlights from their conversation.
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Medical News Today
New research in mouse models shows that stress hormones can help breast cancer grow, spread, and diversify, which makes it harder to treat.
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Cancer Therapy Advisor
Prevalence of anorectal mucosal melanoma has increased. In addition, use of immunotherapy to treat the disease has also increased over an 11-year period, results from a retrospective study has shown. Mucosal melanomas in general, and ARMM in particular, represent rare forms of melanoma with very poor prognoses. The main objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of this disease and discern whether specific management practice trends exist.
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Journal of Clinical Oncology via Healio
Patients with sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma who responded well to induction chemotherapy had better survival outcomes with definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy than definitive surgery, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. However, surgery appeared to offer a better chance of disease control and improved survival for those who do not respond favorably to induction chemotherapy.
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