| Cancer Across
Cultures
Epidemiologists track gender, race and ethnicity to better understand
the factors affecting cancer risk.
-by Alicia Di Rado
Preserving Life and Limb
Limb-sparing procedures and technological advances are making modern
treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas less drastic. .
-by Alicia Di Rado
Act Two
The new LAC+USC Medical Center Replacement Facility takes shape, nearly
ready for its role as the health services sanctuary for Los Angeles
County.
-by Jon Nalick
Sweet Science
Tom Buchanan's innovative ideals unravel the process of Type 2 diabetes
while his research seeks to prevent disease.
-by Alicia Di Rado
Hard Choices
Better understanding of the quality of life for men following prostate
cancer therapy may help others make better treatment decisions.
-by Alicia Di Rado
Departments
City Rounds
An after-school program for young adolescents offers music, sports,
theater—and a "Got Questions?" class designed and taught
by USC students.
Healthoughts
The latest word on sunburn, gallstones, breast cancer and generic drugs.
Benchmarks
HIV-positive women with low blood platelet counts face significantly
higher risk of death compared to women with normal counts, according
to hematologists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
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