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ON THE COVER
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COVER FE ATURE
METHODIST HEALTHCARE: TREATING CANCER,
HEALING PEOPLE 06
As evidence mounts for the importance of addressing cancer's
hidden effects, Methodist Hea lthcare is building on a decades-
old history of pioneering holistic cancer care in San Antonio
and south Texas.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY
WHEN GIVEN ALL CHOICES FOR BREAST
RECONSTRUCTION, MORE WOMEN ARE
OPTING AGAINST IMPLANTS 10
BAPTIST CANCER CARE: OUR APPROACH
TO A PATIENT'S NEEDS 12
STUDY RECOMMENDS WOMEN YOUNGER THAN
60 WITH BREAST CANCER SHOULD LOSE
WEIGHT TO INCREASE SURVIVAL 14
TEXAS ONCOLOGY-SAN ANTONIO'S
COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTER 16
START RESEARCHERS CONTINUE TO USHER
IN A NEW ERA OF PRECISION MEDICINE
FOR CANCER 17
HAVING THE HOSPICE CONVERSATION
WITH YOUR ONCOLOGY PATIENTS 18
TOBACCO CESSATION EASES DEPRESSION
SYMPTOMS IN SMOKERS, RESEARCH SHOWS 19
SOLVING THE THROMBOCYTOPENIA PUZZLE
WITH IMMATURE PLATELET TESTING 21
A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR KIDS — AND
YOUNG ADULTS — WITH CANCER AND BLOOD
DISORDERS 22
SPECIAL FE ATURES
A UNIQUE LEVEL OF CARE FOR POST-ACUTE
PATIENTS 24
Soon to open, Rapid Recovery Center-San Antonio by
Mainstreet Hea lth (R RC-SA), brings an innovative model of
post-acute care to our community.
DEPARTMENTS
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 26
LINK 27
AROUND TOWN 28
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 30
