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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents | OCT/NOV/DEC 2013 | ON THE COVER PAGE 6 Far-Reaching Expertise Distinguishes Colorectal Surgery At Penn State Hershey Medical Center FEATURE FAR-REACHING EXPERTISE DISTINGUISHES COLORECTAL SURGERY AT PENN STATE HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER 6 Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's Colon and Rectal Surgery program draws on the broad experience of a diverse team of colorectal specialists to provide personalized treatment and foster superior outcomes. In his 23-year tenure, Walter A. Koltun, MD, Professor of Surgery, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, and Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, has seen the program grow into one of the largest in Pennsylvania. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY THE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON FOR CANCER DETECTION Fluorescence-based diagnostic oncology may help identify tumor characteristics, offering physicians a new opportunity to provide effective treatment. Because fluorescent investigations track multicolor microRNA, they show signs of distinct cancer types, and in the future, may be the key to definitive prognosis. 14 CELLULAR DOUBLE AGENT: ENZYME RESPONSIBLE FOR CANCER METASTASIS ALSO SIGNALS IMMUNE RESPONSE 16 Matrix metalloproteinases, natural, sometimes-harmful products of cancer cells, may guide the immune system to tumor sites and help in early biologic defense. 14 DEPARTMENTS VASCULAR CARE ONCOLOGY SPOTLIGHT TELEMEDICINE IN THE NEWS 5 10 11 17 16