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ON THE COVER
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FE ATURE
HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL: THE REGION'S
RESOURCE FOR ACUTE AND SUB-ACUTE
REHABILITATION 06
Helen Hayes Hospita l's dedication to qua lity, coupled
with its leading-edge technolog y and a multidisciplinary
team of physicians and other providers, generates
excellent outcomes in acute, sub-acute and outpatient
physica l rehabilitation.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
MEN'S HE ALTH
HALF-HERITABLE: RESEARCHERS PROBE
GENETIC UNDERPINNINGS OF TESTICULAR
CANCER 16
New research has discovered that a man's risk of
developing testicular cancer is significantly more closely
tied to heredity than is the case for a number of more
common cancers.
SHORTER TREATMENT YIELDS SIMILAR
DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL RATE FOR SOME
PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS 18
The five-year disease-free surviva l rate for men with
low-risk prostate cancer who received hypofractionated
radiation therapy was similar to that for men who underwent
longer treatment, according to a recent study.
DEPARTMENTS
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 05
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 14
CME CREDITS 19
LOCAL NEWS 21
