ACCC & ASCO News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****ACCC NEWS****
The Association of Community Cancer Center's (ACCC) This Week at ACCC was published and is available at http://www.accc-cancer.org/mediaroom/newsletters/media_ACCCNEWSLETTER_11-10-2008.html. ANCO is an Institutional Member of ACCC. This edition features:

Conference Call on Final Medicare Rules: Join Us This Thursday

CMS Postpones RAC Program

Still Time to Apply for ACCC Cancer Care Navigation Project Pilot Site

Make Your Cancer Service Line More Competitive: ACCC's Hospital Summit

ACCC's Compendia-Based Drug Bulletin on Hold Until 2009

SWOG Joins EDRN in Furthering Prostate Cancer Research

Regional Symposium Coming to Philadelphia

Q&A on ACCC's Listserv: Radiation Therapy Center Competition

ACCC's CE Blackboard: New Multiple Myeloma Therapy Symposium

State Medical Oncology Societies Host Upcoming Meetings


****ASCO NEWS****
The American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) e-News was published and is available at http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe56157877620175761c&m=ff2d16787160&ls=fdf1127875610c7871157571&l=fe6715757767027d7412&s=fdf2157972640d79751d7073&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe27167176630374751077. ANCO is a state/regional affiliate of ASCO. This edition features:

Vote Now in the 2009 ASCO Election

October 2008 Issue of ASCO News & Forum Available Online

Letters of Intent for 2009 ACRAs in Breast Cancer and Glioma Due December 4

Application Deadline Approaching for 2009 ASCO State Affiliate Grants

Apply for the 2009 Susan G. Komen for the Cure®/ASCO Loan Repayment Program

Early Registration Deadline Approaching for 2009 GI Cancers Symposium

Submit an Abstract for the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting

Abstracts from the 2008 Annual Meeting on Molecular Markers in Cancer Now Available

Virtual Meeting for the 2008 Annual Meeting on Molecular Markers in Cancer Now Available for Free

Slide Revision: 2008 Annual Meeting Plenary Session

Register and Reserve Housing for the 2009 GU Cancers Symposium

Apply for the 2009 IDEA Grant

Review ASCO State/Regional Affiliates Calendar of Events

Spotlight on State Affiliates: Medical Oncology Association of Southern California

Cancer Policy Alert: ASCO Issues Comments on ICD-10 Proposed Regulations; CMS Issues Instructions on the Compendia for Off-label Anti-cancer Drug Coverage; ASCO Reaches Out to Presidential Campaigns

Cancer.Net Podcasts: Mammography-What to Expect

For Your Patients: Dental Health During Cancer Treatment

What's New in JCO: Early Release Articles Published