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6 A Complete Care Network Providing Integrated, Convenient, Patient-centered Care ON THE COVER 18 10 Contents | OCTOBER 2014 | FEATURES A COMPLETE CARE NETWORK PROVIDING INTEGRATED, CONVENIENT, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE 6 Consolidating its network of primary and ancillary services at the new Specialty Care Center at Fairview Ridges, Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates Ltd. is streamlining patient care and delivering more immediate relief from painful conditions. WRITTEN ON THEIR FACES: ASSESSING PAIN IN NONCOMMUNICATIVE PATIENTS 18 Recent research in the American Journal of Critical Care highlights the importance of facial expression as a means of assessing pain levels in patients who are intubated and unable to communicate. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY RESEARCH POINTS TO TEST FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER RECURRENCE 10 There may be new hope for the 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. The cMethDNA assay could aid development of a blood test that will permit early detection of breast cancer recurrence, as well as provide early indications of how a patient is responding to a given therapy. FINDING COMMON GROUND IN THE FDA'S CERVICAL SCREENING DECISION 12 The FDA's approval of the Roche cobas HPV Test as a primary screening tool for cervical cancer has generated debate about the potential for unnecessary or harmful follow-up testing. THAT'S NEWS 14 Read about some recent developments in oncological research. DEPARTMENTS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 5 PROSTHODONTIC INSIGHTS 8 DIAGNOSTICS 15 BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 16 THE LINK 17 CME EVENTS 20 HOSPITAL ROUNDS 22

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