FE ATURES
COLLABORATIVE
NEUROSURGICAL CARE AT
GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY
HEALTHCARE IMPROVES PATIENT
OUTCOMES 06
Both intra-and interdisciplinary
cooperation are key to the successful
management of pediatric brain
and spina l cord disorders at
Gillette Children's.
TOBACCO CESSATION
EASES DEPRESSION,
SYMPTOMS IN SMOKERS,
RESEARCH SHOWS 10
Successful smoking cessation efforts
can boost the menta l hea lth of smokers
who are depressed, a European
study finds.
DIAGNOSING CANCER: MMIC
PARSES DATA FOR IMPROVED
PATIENT OUTCOMES 16
MMIC's mission is to turn information
into concrete steps physicians and
hea lthcare organizations can ta ke to
ma ke correct, timely cancer diagnoses.
06
ON THE COVER
SPECIAL CLINICAL
SECTION: ONCOLOGY
DATA VAULT 13
A roundup of statistics related
to oncolog y.
A FULLER PICTURE: THE
TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF
TOTAL-BODY PET 14
The development of full-body PET
imaging may soon help propel cancer
treatment and research forward.
DEPARTMENT
DIAGNOSTICS 20
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 21
THE LINK 22
A shunt to drain cerebrospinal fluid is placed at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.
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