This message was sent to ##Email##. To advertise in this publication please click here

Aug. 12, 2020

TOP NEWS

HPV test misses twice as many women who develop cervical cancer as cotesting, Quest Diagnostics Health Trends™ study finds Quest Diagnostics A Health Trends™ study from researchers at Quest Diagnostics and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) provides new evidence that the HPV screening test is significantly less likely to detect cervical cancer and precancer than cotesting, a method which combines HPV and Pap (Papanicolaou test by liquid based cytology) testing using the same specimen. READ MORE

ASCT NEWS

Renew Your ASCT Membership! ASCT If you haven’t renewed your membership yet, there’s still time! Your support as an active member is essential for the ASCT to remain the only national society that solely represents cytotechnologists. Your membership and involvement directly impact our ability to serve your personal needs, as well as the needs of our profession. We invite you to renew your membership today! To Renew Online: Visit to www.asct.com and log into your personal account by clicking Sign In at the top of the web page and entering your user name and password. Next, click the My Membership tab. If you forgot your user name and password, contact info@asct.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Available for 6 months after subscribing Quality Assessment Center (QAC) Cell Blocks Basics Workbench YOUR PC MORE INFO Available for 6 months after subscribing Quality Assessment Center (QAC) Document Control for Cytopathology Workbench YOUR PC MORE INFO Available for 6 months after subscribing The LEAN Cytopathology Laboratory Workbench YOUR PC MORE INFO

PRODUCT SHOWCASE Efficient Non-GYN Cytology Processing The F-50 Non-Gyn Slide Processor has a liquid-based cytology system that features more cells per slide, and doesn’t need duplicate preps. The dual filtration disposable filters remove non-diagnostic material to optimize cell presentation. Cells of interest are transferred to the slide in a homogenous thin-layer cell deposit. Throughput: 50 samples/hr. LEARN MORE

INDUSTRY NEWS

Parents and healthcare providers need to cheerlead the HPV vaccine for their teens Contemporary Pediatrics Among the reasons given for the lack of intent to initiate the HPV vaccine series in a recent survey were safety concerns (22.8%); a lack of recommendation from a healthcare provider (22.2%) was the most frequent reason given for parents who did not intend to finish the HPV vaccine series. Among the unvaccinated adolescents, 60.6% of the parents who had a recommendation from a healthcare provider and data available on parental intent had no intent to begin the HPV vaccine series. READ MORE

Patients with gynecologic cancer may not be at increased risk of COVID-19 Cancer Network A study published in Cancer indicated that women in New York City receiving standard treatment for gynecologic cancer are not at increased risk of being hospitalized for or dying from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to their cancer. In addition, researchers also found that neither having cancer nor receiving treatment for it worsened COVID-19 outcomes. "Our study should be reassuring for women with gynecologic cancers who are worried that having cancer increases their risk of becoming seriously ill if they go to the hospital because of COVID-19," study lead investigator Olivia Lara, MD, an oncology fellow in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Perlmutter, said in a press release. READ MORE

Study: Anti-vaxxers' posts on Facebook worsen views of HPV vaccine Missourian Public perception of the human papillomavirus vaccine has worsened partly because of posts on Facebook in the vaccine's first decade of availability, according to a study by an MU researcher. Assistant Professor Monique Luisi in the School of Journalism said she found that 45% of HPV-related posts she identified on Facebook reflected negative views of the vaccine, and the public was more engaged with these posts. The representation of the HPV vaccine has worsened. "We live in an age where there is a lot of information available, especially on the internet and social media," she said. "It is sometimes very difficult to know if that information is accurate," and some people will take negative posts to heart if they see them all the time. READ MORE

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

MORE NEWS

New cancer diagnoses fell sharply as the coronavirus pandemic first hit STAT By almost every measure, far fewer cancers are being diagnosed during the coronavirus pandemic, whether the decline shows up in screening mammograms and colonoscopies or in other tests ordered after troubling symptoms prompt a doctor’s visit. READ MORE

Study: Many older Americans getting cancer screens they don't need HealthDay News via U.S. News & World Report Contrary to recommendations set by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, many Americans are getting screened for cancer even when old age or poor health would likely render such screenings risky and pointless, new research finds. The task force notes that screening always entails some degree of risk, and cancer treatment can be harsh. So the reasoning is that neither the risk nor the ordeal are worth it for those who don't have long to live anyway. READ MORE

Obesity may cause cancer simply because larger organs have more cells New Scientist CT scans of 750 individuals show that people who are obese have larger organs and thus more cells. This could explain why people who are obese have a higher risk of many kinds of cancers.“While obesity is a complex disease that may affect cancer risk in several other ways, the increase in the size of an organ, and in the number of its cells, must increase the risk of cancer in that organ,” states the team, which is led by Cristian Tomasetti at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. READ MORE

Study identifies strategies to address health misinformation online Healio Healthcare professionals use four strategies to counteract health misinformation on social media platforms, according to a study presented at Association for Healthcare Social Media Meeting. John Robert Bautista, RN, MPH, Ph.D., Bullard Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, said during the presentation that although papers have previously been published to encourage health care professionals to address health misinformation online, they have not explained how physicians should do this. To evaluate how health care professionals address misinformation, Bautista conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 medical doctors and 15 registered nurses in the United States between January and March 2020. READ MORE

ASCT Viewpoint   Connect with ASCT Dennis Hall, Director of Publishing, 469-420-2656 | Download media kit Jacqueline Hansen, Content Editor, 469-420-2636 | Contribute news American Society for Cytotechnology 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102 | Raleigh, NC 27607 919-861-5571 | Contact Us | www.asct.com Click here to unsubscribe. Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE PAST ISSUES 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX, 75063