FE ATURES
UPMC PINNACLE'S GENETIC COUNSELING HELPS
PATIENTS UNDERSTAND BREAST CANCER RISKS 05
W hile most breast cancer happens due to a combination of
persona l and environmenta l risk factors, some breast cancer
may have a hereditary cause.
PENN STATE HEALTH TESTS NOVEL,
NONSURGICAL THERAPY FOR
COMMON FORM OF BLADDER CANCER 06
A new chemoablative gel, currently under study at Penn State
Hea lth, may eliminate the need for multiple surgeries in
patients with a noninvasive, low-grade type of bladder cancer.
SOPHISTICATED SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS
SEPSIS AT WELLSPAN HEALTH 12
Clinicians pioneered a three-pronged approach to identify and
treat sepsis.
CONVENIENCE AND CONTINUITY OF CARE IN
THE EVOLVING RETAIL CLINIC MODEL 14
Advocates of retail clinics say the facilities are adapting to
foster both timely care and the physician-patient relationship.
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SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY
OBESITY DURING YOUNG ADULTHOOD
LINKED TO PANCREATIC CANCER 08
New research adds to the understanding of possible links
between obesity and pancreatic cancer.
RAMPING UP CARDIAC CARE FOR CANCER
SURVIVORS 10
With cancer patients living longer, cardio-oncologists see a
need for more specia lists to address heart conditions related
to cancer treatment.
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