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Contents
| OCTOBER 2015 |
FEATURES
CANCER CARE CENTERS OF SOUTH TEXAS STRENGTHENS COMMITMENT
TO WOMEN'S HEALTH WITH LEADERSHIP IN BREAST CANCER CARE
AND EXPANSION OF GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SERVICES 6
Research into cutting-edge therapies enables South Texas patients to benefit from
advanced cancer care and participate in clinical studies.
A PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE: THE LAST STAGE IN LIFE'S CYCLE 9
A patient describes interactions that illustrate how seniors would prefer to be
treated — and not to be treated.
LEVERAGING SOCIAL MEDIA TO DISPEL FEARS, MISINFORMATION 10
Physicians are using the power and efficiency of social media to calm unsubstantiated
health concerns and guide patients toward reliable information.
DEPARTMENTS
THAT'S NEWS 5
THE LINK 12
AROUND TOWN 13
FINANCE 14
ON THE COVER
Corrine Jeppson, DO
gynecologic oncology
(top)
Kathryn A. Wagner, MD, FACS
breast disease/surgery
Bryan C. Lin, MD
radiation oncology
(middle)
Allyson Harroff, MD
medical oncology and hematology
Emmadlind Aponte-Garcia, MD
medical oncology and hematology
Sharon Wilks, MD, FACP
medical oncology and hematology
(bottom)
