FE ATURES
A PATIENT'S JOURNEY: TREATMENT FOR
KIDNEY FAILURE AND THE DECISION ON
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
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Kansas Nephrolog y Physicians oers an innovative
treatment option that a llows kidney failure patients to
maintain kidney function longer: peritonea l dia lysis. The
gentle, needle-free treatment uses the body 's peritonea l
membrane as a virtua l "third kidney " to remove waste
products and excess fluid.
KMC GASTROENTEROLOGY ADDS NEWEST
TECHNOLOGY FOR PATIENT BENEFIT 10
KMC Gastroenterolog y demonstrates its patient-first
commitment by regularly investing in leading-edge
technolog y, as well as seeking out and incorporating
advanced techniques that enhance patient outcomes.
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ON THE COVER
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VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL ST. FRANCIS ACHIEVES ELITE
COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER DESIGNATION
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The Joint Commission recently designated Via Christi
Hospita l St. Francis in Wichita as a Comprehensive Stroke
Center. That is the highest level of stroke care certification
the independent accrediting and certification agency oers.
HALF-HERITABLE: RESEARCHERS PROBE GENETIC
UNDERPINNINGS OF TESTICULAR CANCER 18
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.
DEPARTMENTS
THAT'S NEWS 09
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 17
Dennis Ross, MD; patient Cesar
Godinez; and Jason Taylor, MD
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