I asked April about this to see why Gleevec (STI-571) isn't considered a BRM. Here's her response:<br><br>"We have been classifying Gleevec as a chemotherapy ...
Hello,<br>In general Chemo Therapy has to be strong enough to remove growth. In that sense it can stop a gene from performing it's task. Yet these tasks can be...
Robben,<br><br>Are you sure this is the club for you to air these views? It sounds like a club devoted to alternative theories of the origin of malignant ...
I am an Impac/Cansurfacs user, but I have worked on other systems. Just a thought from other hospitals I've worked at; it is very important to be honest with...
I am working on a project for best treatment for<br>specific grades of prostate cancer. I am getting mixed signals with best treatment, can anyone help me or...
Thanks to everyone for your postings about the registry software. We have had ongoing problems with our current software and need to make a change. I...
We just received our ACOS packet yesterday. The surveyor's name is Robert H. Janes, Jr. from Ft. Smith, Ark. Any info on Dr. Janes would be wonderful....
It is time for me to write a procedure manual. I have the reference book for writing one for the cancer registry, but to be honest, I'm still kind of blank at...
I have found that the best place to start your procedure manual is to look at your hospital policy/procedure manuals for formatting purposes. If they have a ...
We use the NCCN guidelines (National Comprehensive Cancer Network), you can get to them at www.nccn.org. You can either view the prostate guidelines on the web...
I'd rather not say what program we are currently using - there's a chance I may have to stay with that company so I'd better watch what I say since this is a...
I have not had Dr Fuller as a surveyor but I do know him. He has been involved in many facets of the ACoS and is extremely knowledgeable. Dr Fuller is very ...
There are three 3 day Pre-Cert Review Courses scheduled in NY in February and March for people who live or work in the state. There is also a one week Basic ...
FYI, the December 2001 issue of the CoC Flash has some very important information concerning melanoma surgical margins and depth of invasion for melanomas. To ...
Welcome Darilyn,<br>You will get many, many responses to your posting. We CTRs love to promote our profession! <br><br>A very good place to start investigating...
Darilyn:<br>Earning potential's are very good. There is a shortage of registrars. I relly like my job. Your right there is personal satifaction in knowing what...
Darilyn,<br>If you post your state of residence, we may be able to direct you to a contact person with the state association of registrars in your state. They...
I'd like to ditto the other postings about our profession. The CoC surveyor recently said that Registrars are hard to come by and directed the comment towards ...
I was wondering how others handle the NCDB edits. I feel they are quite time consuming, and now they're for 4 years instead of 3. My problem is that they are...
I used the NCDB edits on my data prior to submitting the cases. These are the edits that they have always run on our data but we only just recently were able...
You can order this book from NAACCR but will have to type it in a text field since it's not listed as a standard publication.<br><br>NAACCR Standards for ...
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