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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents october 2013 | PAGE Cover Photo © ryan riChardson 5 on the cover Southcoast Urgent care: FEATURES souThCoasT urgeNT Care: imProved PaTieNT aCCess aNd wide array of serviCes are highlighTs of New urgeNT Care CeNTer iN fairhaveN 5 With the opening of its urgent care center in Fairhaven this summer, Southcoast Health System has boosted regional patient access to convenient, affordable care. Located in a brand-new, 60,000-square-foot building, the Southcoast Urgent Care Center offers a range of services seven days per week, and a doctor is always on site. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY Cellular double ageNT: eNzyme resPoNsible for CaNCer meTasTasis also sigNals immuNe resPoNse 10 Matrix metalloproteinases may guide the immune system to tumor sites and help in early biologic defense. breasT TomosyNThesis, CommoNly kNowN as 3-d mammograPhy, aT Norwood hosPiTal aNd sT. elizabeTh's mediCal CeNTer 11 St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton and Norwood Hospital, both members of the Steward Health Care family of hospitals, are now offering three-dimensional breast tomosynthesis technology, which offers more accurate detection of breast cancer in certain types of patients. Improved Patient Access and Wide Array of Services Are Highlights of New Urgent Care Center in Fairhaven DEPARTMENTS Career TraCks PraCTiCe NoTes ThaT's News 17 18 19 11 The souThCoasT CeNTers for CaNCer Care CliNiCal Trials Program 12 Led by Program Director Elizabeth Blanchard, MD, the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care Clinical Trials program has grown substantially since launching in May 2011 and is now involved in efforts to help local patients participate in trials testing new and developing cancer treatments. The lighT has TurNed oN for CaNCer deTeCTioN 14 Fluorescence-based diagnostic oncology may help identify tumor characteristics, offering physicians a new opportunity to provide efficacious treatment. a New PalliaTive TreaTmeNT for boNe CaNCer Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound has been found to be similar to radiation therapy for treating bone cancer. 16 12 on the Cover: the southcoast Urgent Care team comprises a specialized group of healthcare providers with expertise specifically in urgent care and emergency medicine.