FE ATURES
PENN STATE HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP —
ANDREWS PATEL HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY:
GREATER COLLABORATION IN CANCER CARE
BENEFITS PATIENTS 06
Penn State Hea lth Medica l Group's multidisciplinary cancer
program grants patients throughout centra l Pennsylvania
access to the
most effective and cost-efficient care available.
A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO DETECTING
CANCER: PENN STATE HEALTH ST. JOSEPH
CANCER CENTER'S CANCER RISK EVALUATION
PROGRAM 08
Genetic eva luation that results in actionable next steps
a llows Penn State Hea lth St. Joseph Cancer Center to
provide strategic, individua lized care for patients facing a
cancer diagnosis.
PENN STATE CANCER INSTITUTE
RESEARCHERS PROMOTE PERSONALIZED
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING IN CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA 10
Diagnosing colorecta l cancer in earlier stages, when
treatment is most effective, is the goa l of Penn State Cancer
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Institute's initiative to combat low screening rates in centra l
Pennsylvania through community-focused intervention.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
MEN'S HE ALTH
PROSTATE CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY
RATES ARE DECLINING, ACCORDING TO STUDY 13
Greater awareness about screening has led to more PSA
testing, earlier detection and lower morta lity rates.
THE MALE FACTOR: INFERTILITY AND
RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE 14
Fertility issues affect men and women at about the same rates,
yet researchers tend to focus on fema le roots of infertility.
But some initiatives are seeking to help address ma le-related
miscarriage and other fertility problems.
DEPARTMENTS
INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY 05
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