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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PAGE 6 Contents | OctOber 2013 | on the cover Hudson Valley Orthopedic Physicians Flock to COVER PhOtO © DOn DEmPsEy, WhitE Light PhOtOgRaPhy VAssAr Brothers r MedicAl center FEATURE DEPARTMENTS HuDsON VALLEy OrTHOPEDIC PHysICIANs FLOCk TO VAssAr BrOTHErs MEDICAL CENTEr 6 In orthopedic care, practicing with a team approach starts with gathering a shared body of expertise, honed by long practice. This model is exemplified at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, where specially trained providers — from nurses and technicians to anesthesiologists and surgeons — focus on elevating the total experience for orthopedic patients. PHysICIAN LIFE BALANCE PrODuCT sPOTLIgHT LOCAL NEWs CME EVENTs HOsPITAL rOuNDs SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY WHITE PLAINs HOsPITAL's CANCEr PrOgrAM: ADVANCINg ONCOLOgy CArE At White Plains Hospital, scientific and technological advances in individualized medicine coupled with ongoing patient education and outreach create a unique environment for cancer care in the Hudson Valley region. THE LIgHT HAs TurNED ON FOr CANCEr DETECTION Fluorescence-based diagnostic oncology may help identify tumor characteristics, offering physicians a new opportunity to provide efficacious treatment. 14 20 CELLuLAr DOuBLE AgENT: ENzyME rEsPONsIBLE FOr CANCEr METAsTAsIs ALsO sIgNALs IMMuNE rEsPONsE 22 Matrix metalloproteinases may guide the immune system to tumor sites and help in early biologic defense. 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. 23 COsT-EFFECTIVE BrEAsT IMAgINg TECHNOLOgy IN DEVELOPMENT 24 New technology using microwave tomography imaging may provide better views of dense breast tissue at a lower cost than traditional mammography. 12 12 26 27 28 30