Checkup

Mayo Clinic Checkup
October 2004

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Vol. 11, No. 5

A grandmother's wish
Woman surviving rare gynecologic cancer

Vital Signs
Who's going to pay? Part III

New open MRI = airy space + better pictures
Good news for claustrophobic and large patients

New outpatient laser shrinks enlarged prostate
Interstitial laser thermotherapy is effective and convenient

Clinical study on prostate health
Men concerned with prostate health sought for clinical research study

Seeing the light
Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) becoming popular again

New physicians
Cardiovascular Diseases, Dr. Fred Kusumoto
Dermatology, Dr. Ali Hendi
Neuroscience, Dr. Pritam Das
Pulmonary Medicine, Dr. Augustine S. Lee

A creative bedside manner
A successful program brings art — and a fun distraction — to patients

Making Rounds
O'Connor appointed president of tumor society
Perez named to federal cancer board
Health Forum on "The Heart of Electrophysiology"
Support groups for patients and caregivers