Hematology/Oncology

Case Challenges

• A 59-year-old man with hepatitis B reactivation 
during treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma

• Tim McCarthy, MD

• A pregnant 40-year-old with possible hemophilia carrier status

• Tim McCarthy, MD

• A 61-year-old woman with moderate hydrocephalus

• Ramya Varadarajan, MD

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Cover Stories

• Targeted therapies continue to improve outcomes in HER-2–positive breast cancer

• Nanoparticles offer ‘infinite’ possibilities for cancer treatment

• Despite headlines, role of statins in cancer prevention far from proven

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Imaging Analysis

• A 38-year-old female with recurrent ependymoma

• Hrvoje Melinscak, MD; Jennifer Choi, MD; Munir Ghesani, MD; Rebecca Fisher, MD; Walter Choi, MD

• A 55-year-old woman with secondary polycythemia from uterine leiomyoma

• Munir Ghesani, MD; Rangaswamy Chintapatla, MD; Robert Hang, MD

• A 55-year-old male nonsmoker with metastatic lung carcinoma

• Grigorious Chrysofakis, MD; Munir Ghesani, MD; Sam Altman, MD

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In Practice

• ‘Shared wisdom’ can help achieve patient-centered outcomes

• Career in transplantation offers unique rewards, challenges

• William Wood, MD

• Invest in resources to help patients avoid dangers beyond disease

• William Wood, MD

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Meet the Board

• Sanjiv S. Agarwala, MD: Persistence has paid off for melanoma specialist

• Debasish ‘Debu’ Tripathy, MD, discusses the value of mentors and thinking outside the box

• Brian I. Rini, MD: Wine enthusiast, musician, triathlete and leader in genitourinary cancer care

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Palliative Care

• Bereavement and grief: What every oncologist should know

• Christine A. Zawistowski, MD

• Performance scales can help physicians, families of pediatric cancer patients make informed decisions

• Christine A. Zawistowski, MD

• Words matter when clinicians discuss palliative care with patients

• Stephanie Harman, MD, FACP

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Pharmacology Consult

• Ponatinib: Another new treatment for CML

• Lisa K. Lohr, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

• Memantine may help prevent cognitive decline after brain radiation

• Lisa K. Lohr, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS

• Acid-reducing medications should be used 
cautiously when combined with erlotinib

• Asif Siddiqui, PharmD, BCOP

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Ask the Experts

• What is prostate cancer?

• What is melanoma?

• What is a gynecologist?

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Behind the Name

• Howard Weinstein, MD, runs to raise funds for cancer research

• Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1921

• Guido Fanconi and Eduard Glanzmann: pioneers in pediatric hematology

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Fellows' Perspectives

• Looking back: Lessons learned in fellowship

• William Wood, MD

• Finding a way to help: Cutting edge research and modern medicine are not always enough

• William Wood, MD

• Thoughts from the ‘job’ trail

• William Wood, MD

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History of Medicine

• Aspirin: a natural remedy turned pharmaceutical milestone

• The mercury sphygmomanometer: end of an era?

• Thermometry and the role of fever in medicine

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Off the Chart

• The Underdocs: making assists both on and off the playing field

• A bout of boredom led to a lifelong passion for tintinnabulation

• Diving for dollars: How one physician’s bravery encouraged others to donate to Relay for Life

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Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• BLOG: House Republicans now divided on ‘doc fix’ for SGR

• Momentum builds for repealing SGR; could ‘doc fix’ be next?

• BLOG: Inpatient admission or observation services: Do we finally have some clarity?

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