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Message from the Editorial TeamMessage from Anna Ugalde and Anna Boltong

We would be pleased to receive suggestions on topics you would like to read about in the newsletter. We are particularly eager to hear from budding supportive care researchers, students or clinician researchers about how this forum might best support those who have just dipped (or are thinking about dipping) their toes into supportive care in cancer research. Also if you have any achievements to report, either your own or a colleague’s, please contact us on anna.ugalde@svhm.org.au or anna.boltong@petermac.org

Congratulations to David MakumiDavid Makumi, co-chair of the Palliative Care Study Group, was awarded the Past President’s Award at the 17th International Conference on Cancer Nursing, which was held in Prague on the 9-13th September, 2012. The conference attracted a total of 605 attendees from 53 countries, to discuss the latest development and educational resources in the field of cancer nursing. The Past President’s Award is offered once every two years in recognition of a cancer nurse who has initiated and sustained a programme of cancer care in his/her country which has been in place for three or more years and has the potential for replication or adaptation beyond the country’s borders. Congratulations David.

MASCC Exhibition at the Annual Meeting for Danish Nurses in Cancer Care

During November 9-11, 2012, 260 Danish nurses in cancer care met at their annual meeting. Besides 14 commercial companies, 15 non-profit and/or medical devices organizations exhibited, and MASCC was invited free of charge by the Board. Our exhibition highlighted the Berlin 2013 meeting, and during the breaks MASCC information/PR materials were handed out: Berlin flyer, MOATT and MASCC brochures, New York abstract book, MAT APP invitation, and antiemetic guidelines supplement.

NEWS

David Makumi

MASCC Executive Director, Åge Schultz

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The MASCC Fatigue Abstract Awards 2013 The Fatigue Abstract Awards were designed to encourage the development of studies in the area of cancer-related fatigue and to recognize the efforts of researchers who are trainees or who are within the first five years of their careers.

Recipients of the awards will be selected based on the scores given by reviewers within the abstract review process organized by MASCC. The individual submitting the best abstract in the trainee category will receive the Best Fatigue Abstract Trainee Award, and the researcher in the first five years of his or her career submitting the best abstract will receive the Early Career Fatigue Researcher Abstract Award. The winners will also invited to present the work outlined in their abstracts at the annual meeting of the MASCC Fatigue Study Group, will receive a certificate signed by the MASCC chair and co-chairs and MASCC President, and will be acknowledged on the MASCC Fatigue Study Group homepage.

To apply, individuals who are the first author of an abstract and who are interested in having their abstract considered for this award should include a cover letter indicating their status (trainee or in the first five years of research career), and that they wish to have their abstract considered for a Fatigue Abstract Award. Submit their submit their abstract according to the abstract submission process and guidelines published on the MASCC conference website under the topic “Fatigue”.

Distinguished Service AwardNominations for the 2013 Distinguished Service Award are now open. Please email Åge Schultz to receive a copy of the nominations policy at aschultz@mascc.org.

A list of previous Distinguished Service Award winners can be accessed at http://www.mascc.org/awards-granted and the most recent recipient was Professor Paul Hesketh, previous MASCC president and Symposium Chair who has been a member for 28 years. Nomination packages are due no later than 1 April 2013.

MASCC Study Group News The MASCC Nutrition Study Group has changed its name to the Nutrition and Cachexia Study Group. All existing members of the Nutrition Study Group will automatically become members of the newly named group. This study group is chaired by Dr Florian Strasser (Switzerland) and has three new co-chairs: Dr Jann Arends (Germany), Dr Liz Isenring (Australia) and Dr Sami Antoun (France).

Dysphagia SurveyThe Dysphagia Section of the MASCC Oral Care Study Group has developed a survey with the objectives. We ask that all clinicians, regardless of specialty, who are involved in taking care of advanced head-and-neck cancer patients, take the opportunity to help in this important endeavour.

The global objective of this study is to gather information on the clinical standards of care on diagnosis, prevention and treatment of (chemo)radiation-induced dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients.

To learn about the specific objectives and take the 15 minute survey, please go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MASCC-dysphagia

Meet a new MASCC member: Gustavo Almeida I am a Medical Oncologist in Brazil and I work in a private clinic within a group of other oncologists and surgeons. I realized early in my career that oncologic treatment can make patients suffer; therefore, even if it can prolong survival but it does not have curative intent, I believe that we need to discuss with patients and families and tailor treatment, avoiding such complications to preserve quality of life. I have joined the most important societies in my specialty (ASCO, ESMO) and with MASCC/ISOO it would not be different. I try to keep in touch with the most recent advances in oncology and I have also perceived that the world is now paying more attention to this important issue, quality of life and quality of care.

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Meet a new MASCC member: Margaret M. Barnes MD

I am the chief of radiation oncology at Lake Region Healthcare Cancer Treatment and Research Center in Fergus Falls, MN. I am board certified in both Radiation Oncology and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. I have been interested in symptom relief and prevention since I started my training in Radiation Oncology almost 3

decades ago. I joined MASCC/ISOO because it is one of the only societies in Medicine dedicated to organized study and mitigation of cancer and cancer treatment pain and suffering. The journal of Supportive Care in Cancer is a

superb publication, filled with both basic science and practical clinical information.

Some New Supportive Care Publications by MASCC Members1. Currow DC, Allingham S, Bird S, Yates P, Lewis J, Dawber J, Eagar K. Referral patterns and proximity to palliative care inpatient services by level of socio-economic disadvantage. A national study using spatial analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Nov 23;12(1):424. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23176397.

2. Rayment C, Hjermstad MJ, Aass N, Kaasa S, Caraceni A, Strasser F, Heitzer E, Fainsinger R, Bennett MI; On behalf of the European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC). Neuropathic cancer pain: Prevalence, severity, analgesics and impact from the European Palliative Care Research Collaborative-Computerised Symptom Assessment study. Palliat Med. 2012 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23175513.

3. Lalla RV. The MASCC/ISOO Mucositis Guidelines Update: introduction to the first set of articles. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23161340.

4. Oberholzer R, Hopkinson JB, Baumann K, Omlin A, Kaasa S, Fearon KC, Strasser F. Psychosocial Effects of Cancer Cachexia: A Systematic Literature Search and Qualitative Analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Nov 15. doi:pii: S0885-3924(12)00468-X. 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.020. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23159682.

Reminder: Abstract Submission is Due 14th February 2013!

MASCC/ISOO InternationalSymposium SupportiveCare in Cancer

Berlin, Germany • June 27-29, 2013

To submit your abstract, go to: http://mascc.kenes.com/scientific-information/abstract/

World Cancer DayFebruary 4th, 2013

Sign now for a cancer free world

http://www.worldcancerday.org

What you can do? to mark World Cancer Day

World Cancer Day 2013 (4 February 2013) will focus on Target 5 of the World Cancer Declaration: Dispel damaging myths and misconceptions about cancer, under the

tagline “Cancer - Did you know?”. World Cancer Day is a chance to raise our

collective voices in the name of improving general knowledge around cancer and dismissing misconceptions about the

disease. From a global level, we will be focusing our messaging on the four myths. In addition to being in-line with our global

advocacy goals, we believe these overarching myths leave a lot of flexibility for members, partners and supporters to

adapt and expand on for their own needs.

World Cancer Day is a truly global event, but to enable us to reach as much of the world’s population as possible, we need your help. We appreciate that everyone

supporting the Day has different needs and priorities, so to help focus your activities,

we have identified three ‘levels’ of engagement which you may wish to

undertake as you design your local 2012 World Cancer Day programme.

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Have any news items to share?

Please send contributions for the MASCC News

to MASCCnews@mascc.org or the co-editors:

Some New Supportive Care Publications by MASCC Members, (continued)5. Barton DL, Burger K, Novotny PJ, Fitch TR, Kohli S, Soori G, Wilwerding MB, Sloan JA, Kottschade LA, Rowland KM Jr, Dakhil SR, Nikcevich DA, Loprinzi CL. The use of Ginkgo biloba for the prevention of chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction in women receiving adjuvant treatment for breast cancer, N00C9. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23150188.

6. Gibson RJ, Keefe DM, Lalla RV, Bateman E, Blijlevens N, Fijlstra M, King EE, Stringer AM, van der Velden WJ, Yazbeck R, Elad S, Bowen JM; For The Mucositis Study Group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society of Oral Oncology (MASCC/ISOO). Systematic review of agents for the management of gastrointestinal mucositis in cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23142924.

7. Kottschade L, Sloan J, Loprinzi C. Second response to the letter to the editor referencing the manuscript the "Use of vitamin E for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: results of a randomized phase III clinical trial". Support Care Cancer. 2012 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23111945.

8. Wardill HR, Bowen JM, Gibson RJ. Chemotherapy-induced gut toxicity: are alterations to intestinal tight junctions pivotal? Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2012 Nov;70(5):627-35. doi: 10.1007/s00280-012-1989-5. Epub 2012 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 23053271.

9. Salama AK, Rosa Nd, Scheri RP, Herndon JE, Tyler DS, Marcello J, Pruitt SK, Abernethy AP. The effect of metastatic site and decade of diagnosis on the individual burden of metastatic melanoma: contemporary estimates of average years of life lost. Cancer Invest. 2012 Nov;30(9):637-41. doi: 10.3109/07357907.2012.726387. Epub 2012 Sep 28. PubMed PMID: 23020583.

10. Currow DC, Abernethy AP, Johnson MJ. Activity as a measure of symptom control. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Nov;44(5):e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.07.005. Epub 2012 Sep 24. PubMed PMID: 23017626.

11. Epstein JB, Thariat J, Bensadoun RJ, Barasch A, Murphy BA, Kolnick L, Popplewell L, Maghami E. Oral complications of cancer and cancer therapy: From cancer treatment to survivorship. CA Cancer J Clin. 2012 Nov;62(6):400-22. doi: 10.3322/caac.21157. Epub 2012 Sep 12. PubMed PMID: 22972543.

Call to HOST 2016

MASCC/ISOO International Symposium Supportive Care in Cancer

Want to host the annual symposium in your city for 2016? Now accepting applications for a city outside of Europe.

Please find the application at: www.mascc.org/policies-and-forms and submit before February 1, 2013.

Anna Ugalde - anna.ugalde@svhm.org.au

Anna Boltong - anna.boltong@petermac.org

For more information please contact:

Åge Schultz, MASCC Executive Director - aschultz@mascc.org