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Newsletter March 2025

     WORDS TO THE WISE      

UPCOMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

• Thursday, March 13 – NAACCR Webinar “Boot Camp”, presented live at the MCR offices at the Jackson Medical Mall
• Thursday, April 3 – NAACCR Webinar “Treatment Confirmation”, presented live at the MCR offices at the Jackson Medical Mall
• Sunday, May 3-5 – NCRA Annual Conference, presented in a hybrid format

https://www.ncra-usa.org/Conference/2025-NCRA-Annual-Conference

TUMOR TIPS

When needing information about lymph node chains and regions, please refer to the Summary Stage Manual Appendix I (p. 380-388).

https://seer.cancer.gov/tools/ssm/2018-Summary-Stage-Manual.pdf

For urothelial bladder cancers, do not use Grades 1-3.  Use Grades L, H or 9.  Source: Grade Coding Instructions and Tables v 3.2, Grade 19 https://www.naaccr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Grade-Coding-Instructions-and-Tables-v3.2_printed.pdf?v=1739982363

NOTICE

The MCRA Spring Workshop will not be held this year.  If anyone would like to volunteer for president or vice-president, please email Angel Davis at ADavis6@umc.edu for information.

 

CANCER AWARENESS

March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month.  A few resources for coding, treatment and awareness are below.

Ways to Raise Kidney Cancer Awareness

Solid Tumor Rules-Kidney

NCCN Treatment Guidelines-Kidney

FLCCSC

NAACCR Webinar “Unusual Sites” is now available.  If you have any staff members or know of anyone needing access to FLccSC, please have them visit the home page to register for access.

https://mss.fcdslms.med.miami.edu/ords/lmsadmin/r/f_105/LOGIN_DESKTOP

 

MISSISSIPPI CANCER REGISTRY STAFF

Deirdre Rogers, Director dbrogers@umc.edu

Angel Davis, Manager adavis6@umc.edu      

Kristy Brister, Apps Specialist  kabrister@umc.edu

Lisa Hamel, QA/trainer lhamel@umc.edu

Madeline Hall, EDSC mnhall@umc.edu                      

Stacy Major, ODS-C semajor@umc.edu

Mallory Hobbs, ODS-C misrael@umc.edu                 

Laken Frederick, ODS-C lfrederick@umc.edu

Melody Brenemen, ODS mbrenemen@umc.edu                

Michelle Smith, Admin Assistant mrsmith2@umc.edu