June & July 2015
Cancer Stakeholder Florida Department of Health, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
The Cancer Stakeholder has expanded to include a new section to provide resources and information for cancer survivors, care givers and health professionals entitled Cancer Survivor Tips. Content for the new section will be based on the latest studies and research.
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT:
June is National Cancer Survival Month Sunday, June 7, 2015 marks the 28th Annual National Cancer Survivors Day. On this day, Florida cancer partners will celebrate and honor the over 1.15 million cancer survivors in the state. This day provides opportunities for cancer survivors to connect with other survivors, celebrate milestones and recognize the healthcare providers, family and friends who have supported them along the way. The day will include community outreach events that raise awareness and showcase the plethora of support networks for current and recently diagnosed survivors. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2015 the United States is estimated to have over 1.65 million new cancer cases diagnosed and 589,430 cancer deaths, with Florida expected to have 114,040 new diagnoses and 43,050 cancer deaths. For more information on this day and to register your survivorship event(s) visit www.ncsd.org. Additional cancer survivor education can be found in the Tools and Resources section of this newsletter (see pg. 6 ).
June 7 is National Cancer Survivor Awareness Day.
State Update Florida Cancer Network Planning Since late October 2014, the Florida Comprehensive Cancer Control Program has been working closely with cancer partners from diverse disciplines across
In this issue:
State Update, 1 Cancer Survivor Tips, 2 Healthiest Weight, 3 Cancer in the News, 4 Tobacco Free Florida, 5 Tools & Resources, 6 Funding Opportunities, 7 Collaboratives, 8
six regional collaboratives to develop a coordinated Action Plan. Guided by goals in the 2015 Florida Cancer Control and Research Plan subject matter experts in cancer-specific committees convened in April 2015 independently to develop strategies which would form Communities of Practice for their focus. Overarching themes would include disparities, nutrition, physical activity, and obesity, with the committees focusing on five specific topic areas: 1. Patient Navigation / Access to Care / Screening 2. Survivorship / Quality of Life / Palliative Care 3. Tobacco 4. Human Papilloma Virus 5. Sun Safety Although early in the process, significant progress has been made in crafting universal strategies that could be adopted by stakeholders along the continuum of care. Interested parties can contact cancer@flhealth.gov to get connected.
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Resources and Support
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ancer survivors have a range of unique circumstances that place them in greater need of resources and support. Several institutions have developed tools to aid survivors, caregivers and health care professionals alike in identifying and anticipating potential needs of a survivor. Resources include:
Cancer Survivor Tips
American Cancer Society provides help information and resources for cancer survivors during and after treatment. American Society of Clinical Oncology provides information on long-term effects, resources to help transition to survivorship, follow up care, recurrence and volunteer opportunities. Cancer Support Community provides information on support, research and transitioning. Center for Integrative Oncology provides information on clinical trials and other resources. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information for caregivers, information on preventing infections, treatment and follow-up care and survivor stories. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society provides information on personal stories and support for those touched by blood cancers. LIVESTRONG provides information on living after treatment, assistance and various programs. National Cancer Institute provides information on cancer tips on coping with cancer, follow-up medical care, physical changes and family issues.
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For more resources visit: www.cancer.net/survivorship/survivorship-resources
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Healthy Eating and Active Living Healthiest Weight Florida is a public-private collaboration bringing together agencies, institutions, organizations and communities to help Florida’s children and adults make consistent, informed choices about healthy eating and active living. The initiative works closely with partners to leverage existing resources to maximize reach and impact. These partners include the business community, hospitals, volunteer coalitions, non-governmental organizations, non-profit agencies, and federal, state and local government agencies. The following are a list of ongoing and upcoming events and programs: Nature Play Prescription Program was created to improve the health of children and families by encouraging more outdoor activity. Developed through a partnership between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Department of Health and Get Outdoors Florida!, the program is an opportunity to encourage children to spend more time outside, increase physical activity and reduce their likelihood of being overweight. Distributing specially designed prescription pads to local health offices across Florida, health care professionals can “prescribe” exercise to their patients. The prescription serves as a free day pass for one vehicle to any Florida state park. This program promotes a healthy lifestyle for children by being physically active outside and utilizing what Florida has to offer.
Healthiest Weight Florida
n Week Four: Eat Smart Promote Fresh From Florida fruits and vegetables and a Living Healthy in Florida recipe
Program highlights best practices made by communities all over Florida that create environments where the healthy choice is the easy choice. Healthiest Weight Florida recognizes these communities by designating the municipalities as Healthy Weight Community Champions. In 2015, there were 65 communities recognized, a significant increase from 38 in 2014.
n Week Five: Tell us what you Think Polls and surveys for participant responses
To learn more about these exciting events and programs visit www.healthiestweightflorida.com.
Introduce new ways to be physically active (e.g. sports, hiking, swimming) n Week Three: Be in the Know Increase healthy literacy of chronic diseases
State Surgeon General Healthy Weight Community Champion Recognition
Launched in January of 2015, the interactive campaign Healthy Promise Florida allows Floridians to pledge to living a healthy life. Participants can post their healthy promise and an optional personal photo to an online message board and also view photos and promises posted by other Floridians who have committed to living longer and healthier lives. In June 2015, Healthiest Weight Florida is launching an email based campaign called Small Steps to Living Healthy. Its aim is to increase healthy literacy, physical activity, and proper nutrition. At the beginning of each week an email will be sent with new content for the week’s corresponding topic. Weekly topics: n Week One: Set Goals Encourage a new goal each month n Week Two: Move More
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June & July 2015 Cancer Stakeholder
Cancer In the News General Cancer Related Articles Scientists reveal genetic root of prostate cancer—Medical News Today (MNT), April 7, 2015
Prevention Related Articles Overweight Girls at Increased Colorectal Cancer Risk Decades Later— American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), April 1, 2015 New Liver Cancer Report Finds Lifestyle Links—AICR, April 2, 2015 Fish and Cancer Risk: 4 Things You Need to Know—AICR, April 2, 2015 Move More During the Work Day—AICR, April 6, 2015 Many Popular Diets Promising, Lack Clear Evidence—AICR, April 18, 2015 Could broccoli hold the key to head and neck cancer prevention?—AICR, April 20, 2015 Researcher warns of increased cancer risk with excess supplement us—AICR, April 21, 2015 Coffee 'could halve breast cancer recurrence' in tamoxifen-treated patients—AICR, April 2,3 2015
CDC Grand Rounds: the Future of Cancer Screening—CDC, April 3, 2015 Cancer experts: Too many patients being screened, diagnosed, and treated —MNT, April 13, 2015 Breath test could predict, diagnose stomach cancer—MNT, April, 14, 2015 More than 85 percent of surgeons disregard USPSTF breast screening recommendation—MNT, April 23, 2015 Cancer rates among patients with hepatitis C are increased compared to those not infected—Science Daily, April 24, 2015 Beyond genes: Are centrioles carriers of biological information?—Science Daily, April 24, 2015 If you want change, tell a relevant story, not just facts — Science Daily, May 7, 2015 80 percent of cervical cancers found to be preventable with latest 9-valent HPV vaccine—Science Daily, May 11, 2015
Socioeconomic Factors Affect Odds of Death After a Lung Cancer Operation— American College of Surgeons, April 17, 2015 Why long time consumption of soyfoods reduces breast cancer recurrence— MNT, April 19, 2015 Promising step forward toward new treatment against cancer—Science Daily, April 22, 2015 Combined brachytherapy techniques should be 'benchmark' for cervical cancer treatment—Science Daily, April 24, 2015 Form of permanent radiotherapy may prolong prostate cancer survival, study finds—MNT, April 27, 2015 Prostate cancer patients who receive permanent radiotherapy implants twice as likely to be free of cancer after five years—Science Daily, April 27, 2015 Physical exercise helps women with breast cancer to better tolerate chemotherapy—Science Daily, April 27, 2015 What You Think You Know about Cancer Research (But Probably Don't)—AICR, May 8, 2015
HPV vaccine should not be delayed— Science Daily, April 27, 2015
Many adults failing to undergo recommended cancer screening—MNT, May 11, 2015
Diet swap has dramatic effects on colon cancer risk for Americans and Africans— Science Daily, April 28, 2015
Study Links Father’s Age and Risk of Blood Cancer as an Adult—ACS, May 11, 2015
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Releases Updated, Expanded Set of Survivorship Care Planning Templates—ASCO, May 11, 2015
80 percent of cervical cancers found to be preventable with latest 9-valent HPV vaccine—Science Daily, April 28, 2015
Campaign increases mouth and throat cancer screenings among low-income rural Floridians—Science Daily, May 14, 2015
Advanced viral gene therapy eradicates prostate cancer in preclinical experiments—Science Daily, May 11, 2015
How Healthy Habits May Affect Colorectal Cancer Survival—AICR, May 13, 2015 Sun safety: how to protect your child from the greatest cause of skin cancer— MNT, May 14, 2015
Survivorship Related Articles Invasive Cancer Incidence and Survival —United States, 2011—CDC, March 13, 2015
New Cancer Treatment and Prevention Studies Signal Major Advances for Children and Adults—ASCO, May 13, 2015
How fatty acids can fight prostate cancer—Science Daily, March 18, 2015
Unemployment linked to rise in prostate cancer deaths—Science Daily, May 14, 2015
The Essential Relationship Between Surgeon and Pathologist—American College of Surgeons, March 16, 2015
Facilitated intervention can improve quality of life for breast cancer survivors —Science Daily, March 31, 2015
Study examines treatment factors associated with oral cavity cancer survival—Science Daily, May 14, 2015
Early recall rates decline after second round of lung cancer screening—Science Daily, March 18, 2015
Number of childhood cancer survivors increasing, most have morbidities— Science Daily, April 1, 2015
Old cancer drug could have new use in fighting cancer—Science Daily, April 1, 2015
New treatment for drug-resistant breast cancer found—MNT, April 11, 2015
Access to Care Related Articles
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Combining magnetism and light to fight cancer—Science Daily, April 1, 2015
June & July 2015 Cancer Stakeholder
In 2014, 1.6 million of the 7.4 million cancer deaths worldwide were due to tobacco use. 1
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obacco use is the single greatest preventable risk factor for cancer mortality worldwide, causing an estimated 22 percent of cancer deaths per year. Use of tobacco kills more than 5 million people a year worldwide.2,3 If current patterns persist, smoking will kill more than 8 million people a year by 2030, of which more than 80 percent will occur in low- and middle-income countries. Here in Florida, there has been notable success in reducing tobacco use. Since Tobacco Free Florida launched in 2007, more than 126,140 Floridians have successfully quit tobacco using one of the program’s 3 Free & Easy Ways to Quit.4 In fact, there are more former smokers in Florida than there are current smokers.5 However, more than 1.7 million Florida adults who do smoke, report that they want to quit completely.6,7,8 With the help of Tobacco Free Florida, which offers residents free quit resources, smokers can double their chances of successfully quitting.9 Tobacco kills one in every two long-term users.10 The good news is that if you quit now, you can help reverse the damage. There are plenty of reasons to quit smoking and although it is difficult, it is not impossible.
Tobacco Free Florida offers 3 Free & Easy Ways to Quit: CALL: Call the Florida Quitline at 1-877-U-CAN-NOW to speak with a Quit Coach® who will help you assess your addiction and help you create a personalized quit plan. CLICK: Tobacco Free Florida’s online cessation tool can be accessed at tobaccofreeflorida.com/webcoach COME IN: Local face-to-face help is available with the help of Area Health Education Centers, find one near you at tobaccofreeflorida.com/ahec For more information, please visit www.tobaccofreeflorida.com.
1. WHO Global Report. Mortality Attributable to Tobacco. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2012. Available at: http://www.who.int/tobacco/publications/surveillance/fact_sheet_mortality_report.pdf 2. World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2011 3. World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2011 4. Professional Data Analysts (PDA). Numbers served and quitters FY08-FY13. Provided De. 2014. 5. CDC. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence and Trends Data, 2013. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 6. 15,524,970 Florida adults: Florida QuickStats. U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12000.html 7. 16.8 percent (or 2,608,195) Florida adults smoke were current cigarettes: CDC. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence and Trends Data, 2013. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 8. 68.8 percent (1,794,438) report they want to quit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Quitting Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2001–2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2011;60(44):1513–19 9. Fiore MC, Jaen CR, Baker TB, et al. Treating tobacco use and dependence: 2008 update. Clinical practice guideline. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service; 2008. Available at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/treating_tobacco_use08.pdf. 10. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.
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June & July 2015 Cancer Stakeholder
Tools & Resources Florida Department of Health will host two upcoming webinars as a part of the Florida Cancer-Free Webinar Series: n
July 1: Implementing Sun Safety Policies in Schools, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
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July 30: Saving Lives: Preventing Radon-Induced Lung Cancer, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
If you would like to see any past webinars from the Cancer-Free Webinar Series, please visit: www.fconn.org/education/webinars/
> The National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s (NCCN) NCCN Continuing Education Program seeks to improve patient outcomes in oncology by educating clinicians on the application of evidence-based medicine. Our accredited educational activities are designed for oncologists (in both community and academic settings), nurses, pharmacists, case managers, and other health care professionals involved in the care of patients with cancer.
June 5: : Monthly Oncology Tumor Boards: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Individualized Patient Care-Multiple Myeloma, 12:30–1:30 p.m. ET. Sessions are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ as identified.
> County Health Rankings will host a webinar on Rankings in Action, which uses population health data to improve communities.
June 9: Rankings in Action: Income, 3:00 p.m.
> CancerCare presents the following free Connect® Education Workshops (all are from 1:30–2:30 p.m. EST): All sessions are free and pre-registration is required.
June 9: Managing the Side Effects of Immuno-Oncology in the Treatment of Lung Cancer Part II of Lung Cancer and Immuno-Oncology1,2 June 10: Update on the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer1,2 June 11: Highlights from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting Part I of Your Guide to the Latest Cancer Research and Treatments (1:30–3:00 p.m. EST)1,2 June 15: Treatment Update on Liver Cancer and Managing the Costs of Care1,2
June 16: Highlights from the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting Part II of Your Guide to the Latest Cancer Research and Treatments (1:30–3:00 p.m. EST)1,2 June 18: New Perspectives in the Treatment of Renal Cell Cancer1,2 June 22: Gastric Cancer: Current Perspectives and Treatment Options1,2
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1 Submitted for approval for one Continuing Professional Education Unit for Registered Dietitians 2 Submitted for one Contact Hour to Social Workers 3 Approved for one Contact Hour to Social Workers
You can participate by listening to this workshop on the telephone or via live streaming through the Internet. For more information or to register online, visit CancerCare online or call 1-800-813-HOPE (4673). Missed a Connect Education Workshop? Listen to past workshops as podcasts through CancerCare's website.
> Patient Advocate Foundation hosts patient empowerment webinar series to build patients’ skills and increase access health care.
June18: Financial Barriers - Affording Medications and Prescribed Drugs (12:00–1:00 p.m. EST) July 16:Maximizing Your Coverage & Getting the Most Out of Your Benefits (12:00–1:00 p.m. EST)
> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality created Resources for Primary Care Research and Evaluation which contains searchable databases in Measuring Care Coordination, Clinical-Community Relationships, Team-Based Care, and Integrated Behavioral Health Care. The tool includes instruments and measures to study and evaluate interventions to improve primary care.
> Association of Community Cancer Centers released 2015 Patient Assistance and Reimbursement Guide which provides financial assistance information on cancer drugs and tools to assist patients paying for cancer treatment.
> CDC’s continuing education course Investigating Suspected Cancer Clusters and Responding to Community Concerns: Guidelines from CDC and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists is available on their website for a limited time. The course provides guidance to state and local health departments for using a systematic approach to responding to cancer cluster concerns in communities. Expiration date 9/27/15.
> George Washington Cancer Institute has released a free online training on Core Competencies for Patient Navigators as well as a State Cancer Plans Priority Alignment Resource Guide & Tool that summarizes top priorities and can be used as a guide for goal setting at the state and local levels.
> LIVESTRONG’s Fertility for Health Care Professionals is a series of informational training videos, slideshows and charts to help health care professionals talk to patients about their fertility questions and options. Training resources include: n Training Programs n Templates and Documents n Presentations
> U.S. Surgeon General released the My Family Health Portrait tool to help individuals track their family health history, share with family members and learn about their risk for health conditions.
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Funding Opportunities The Department of Health and Human Services released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) which will support highly innovative and promising research that tests multi-level intervention programs of one to two years in length that are designed to increase health-enhancing physical activity. Click here to apply. Closing dates 6/5/15 and 2/5/16.
collaborations and research partnerships between the NCI-designated cancer centers and partner institutions in LMICs. Click here to apply. Closing date 6/8/15.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides grant awards on a cyclical basis based on the following priority areas: improve health care quality by accelerating implementation of patient centered outcomes research; make health care safer; increase accessibility by evaluating expansions of insurance coverage and improve health care affordability, efficiency and cost transparency. Click here to learn more. Cycle deadlines are 6/5/15 and 10/5/15.
The National Institute of Health released a FOA titled Tobacco Regulatory Science Small Grant Program for New Investigators, to support new investigators in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences who are in the early stages of establishing independent careers in tobacco regulatory research. Supported projects include pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Click here to apply. Closing date for Letter of Intent 6/29/15, 1/4/16, 6/30/16, 1/5/17 and Applications 8/20/15, 2/23/16, 7/20/16, 2/23/17.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a FOA titled Administrative Supplements to Promote Cancer Prevention & Control Research, which seeks to promote cancer prevention and control research in low- and middleincome countries (LMICs) through
ACS, in parallel with the National Palliative Care Research Center, is soliciting applications for pilot/exploratory research grants in palliative care of cancer patients and their families. These grants will generate the pilot data necessary to maximize an
investigator's chances of competing successfully for larger grants. Click here to apply. Closing date 10/15/15. ACS is soliciting applications for research which evaluates the impact of changes occurring in the health care system with a particular focus on cancer prevention, control, and treatment. Research to be funded should focus on the changes in policy and the response to these changes by healthcare systems, insurers, payers, communities, practices, and patients. Click here to apply. Closing date 10/15/15.
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June & July 2015
Events
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Health Choice Network 2015 Educational Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. on June 5–7, 2015.
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Metabolism and Cancer in Bellevue, Wash. on June 7–10, 2015. 2015 Musculoskeletal Oncology in Islamorada, Fla. on June 12–14, 2015. AACR Precision Medicine Series: Integrating Clinical Genomics and Cancer Therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 13–16, 2015. Maximizing National Cancer Data Base to Improve Your Cancer Program in Chicago, Ill. on June 17, 2015. Commission on Cancer Survey Savvy in Chicago, Ill. on June 18–19, 2015. Best of ASCO® 2015 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. in June 27–28, 2015. NCCN Academy for Excellence & Leadership in Oncology™: School of Pharmaceutical & Biotech Business in Philadelphia, Pa. on July 14, 2015. Gynecologic Oncology Group in Denver, Colo. on July 15–19, 2015. 14th Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® in Huntington Beach, Calif. on July 16–18, 2015.
16th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress® in Huntington Beach, Calif. on July 30–August 1, 2015. Eighth Annual Community Health Worker Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Aug. 19, 2015. Poster abstracts submission deadline June 5, 2015. Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco, Ca. on Sept. 25–27, 2015. Abstract submission deadline June 16, 2015. Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium in Boston, Mass. on Oct. 9–10, 2015. Abstract submission deadline June 23, 2015. NCCN 10th Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies™ in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 16–17, 2015. 2015 International Cancer Education Conference in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 21–23, 2015. 13th Annual School of Breast Oncology® in Atlanta, Ga. on Nov. 5–7, 2015. Sixth Annual Academy of Oncology Nurse and Patient Navigators Conference in Atlanta, Ga. on Oct. 1–4, 2015. NCCN 10th Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies™ in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 16–17, 2015. 2016 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, Calif. on Jan. 7–9, 2016. 2016 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, Calif. on Jan. 21–23, 2016.
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Collaboratives
R
egional Cancer Control Collaboratives exist across the state and work to bring public and private partners together to reduce the burden of cancer. For information about what your regional collaborative in your area is doing, visit their websites listed below. > Northwest Florida Cancer Control Collaborative
> Northeast Florida Cancer Control Collaborative Facebook: NEFCCC
> North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative
> East Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative
> Southeast Florida Cancer Control Collaborative Facebook: SoFla Fighting Cancer
> Southwest Florida Cancer Control Collaborative
> The Southeast American Indian Council (SEAIC) focuses on needs assessments, preventive education and quality of life for American Indians. Membership is open to anyone of American Indian heritage. Email Dewey Painter or call him at (904) 208-0857 for an application or for more information.
To be added to the contact list for any of these collaboratives, send an email to Cancer@flhealth.gov.
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