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The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today issued a joint guideline aimed at improving the accuracy of immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing for the expression status of estrogen (ER) and progesterone receptors (PgR) in breast cancer.

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The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) jointly issued The Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST) Standardization Project for HPV-Associated Lesions: Background and Consensus Recommendations.

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College of American Pathologists offers first evidence-based guideline for validating whole slide imaging.

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CAP support of new study by Jean Mitchell, PhD, which presents evidence to end self-referral.

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The College of American Pathologists has developed the first evidence-based guideline to validate all immunohistochemical (IHC) assays. The guideline, “Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical Assays, is available in the online edition of Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.

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Active surveillance offers low-risk prostate cancer patients a means to avoid the potentially harmful side effects from treatment. Pathologists help determine patient eligibility for active surveillance and today a multi-specialty team published their recommendations for making such determinations in a special on-line posting from the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.

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The CAP and Dr. Jean Simpson offer tips and questions for women who are diagnosed with breast cancer to better understand their diagnosis to make informed decisions about their health.

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Maybe your dad had "the talk" with you in your youth. Now, turn the tables on Dad and talk to him about your family's health

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A new, evidenced-based clinical practice guideline on molecular biomarker testing for patients with colorectal cancer identifies opportunities for improving patient outcomes.

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The College of American Pathologists Invites Public Comment on Guideline for Quantitative Image Analysis (QIA) of HER2 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for Breast Cancer