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FE ATURE
ELEVATING ONCOLOGY: VASSAR
BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER DELIVERS
COMPREHENSIVE CANCER SERVICES TO THE
MID HUDSON VALLEY 06
Patients in the region can receive the complete spectrum
of oncolog y care loca lly at Vassar Brothers Medica l Center,
which has expanded its multidisciplinary team of specia lists
and the breadth of its services. Highly trained providers
collaborate to tailor treatment plans to patients' specific
tumor type or disease state.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
BARIATRICS
STUDIES SPOTLIGHT GAINS IN PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY AND FUNCTION AFTER BARIATRIC
PROCEDURES 16
A wide-ranging review of studies confirms findings of
significant gains in patients' physica l activity after they
undergo bariatric surgery.
REFINING DIET-BASED APPROACHES
TO LOWERING TYPE 2 DIABETES RISK 18
Recent research suggests even moderate dietary shifts can
sharply reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
DEPARTMENTS
FINANCE 05
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 14
LOCAL NEWS 20
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 22
