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COVER FE ATURE THE COMPREHENSIVE LUNG CANCER PROGRAM AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER BRINGS INDIVIDUALIZED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE TO EVERY CASE 06 The Lung Cancer Eva luation Center provides patients with a one-stop destination for diagnostic testing and treatment planning. PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT ADVANCED HEALING: EDWARD J. KORMYLO, DPM, FACFAS, OFFERS SOPHISTICATED WOUND CARE IN THE HEART OF LONG ISLAND 12 Compassionate experts deliver persona lized wound care, with emphasis on hea ling diabetic foot wounds. FE ATURES LONG ISLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DIRECTOR DEPLOYS TO OAKLAND, CA, WITH HHS NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM VACCINATION TEAM 11 The Director of Marketing at Long Island Community Hospita l went beyond the ca ll of duty. PROSTATE CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY RATES ARE DECLINING, ACCORDING TO STUDY 20 Greater awareness about screening has led to more PSA testing, earlier detection and lower morta lity rates. 06 contents ON THE COVER /////// MAY 2021 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: WOMEN'S HE ALTH WHO NEEDS CHEMOTHERAPY? FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, THE RXPONDER TRIAL REFINES THE ANSWER 24 Some women with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer may be able to forgo chemotherapy. The R xPONDER Tria l helps identify which women would be best served by hormone therapy a lone. STUDY SUGGESTS CONNECTION BETWEEN OVARIAN CANCER AND FIBROSIS, PROVIDES POSSIBLE RISK MANAGEMENT OPTION 26 The Ottawa Hospita l and University of Ottawa published research exploring the correlation among ovarian fibrosis and ovarian cancer, providing a hypothesis that offers novel perspective on ovarian cancer risk factors. Additiona lly, the study led to a possible link between lower risk of fibrosis in women who have ta ken metformin. DEPARTMENTS FINANCIAL CHECK-UP 14 INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY 16 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 16 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 18 DATA VAULT 22 LEGAL EASE 23 LOCAL NEWS 28 UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30 11 12