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North Carolina Medical Journal
July/August 2008 Volume 69, Number 4
Creating a Community to Combat Cancer

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Articles

Field Hypotension in Patients Who Arrive at the Hospital Normotensive: A Marker of Severe Injury or Crying Wolf?
Paul J. Schenarts, MD, FACS; Sachin V. Phade, MD; Steven C. Agle, MPH, MD; Claudia E. Goettler, MD; Scott G. Sagraves, MD; Mark A. Newell, MD; Michael F. Rotondo, MD

Availability of Tobacco Cessation Services in Free Clinics
Kristie L. Foley, PhD; Erin L. Sutfin, PhD

Towards a More Comprehensive Understanding of Cancer Burden in North Carolina: Priorities for Intervention
William R. Carpenter, PhD; Laura M. Beskow, PhD; Deborah E. Blocker, DSc; Michael J. Forlenza, PhD; Annice E. Kim, PhD; Eric S. Pevzner, PhD; John M. Rose, MA; Anh N. Tran, PhD; Kelly H. Webber, PhD; Karen Knight, MS; Michael S. O'Malley, PhD

Policy Forum: Cancer in North Carolina

Introduction
Thomas C. Ricketts, III, PhD, MPH; Christine Nielsen, MPH

Issue Brief: Addressing the Burden of Cancer for the People of North Carolina
Walter L. Shepherd, MA

Commentaries

A Cancer Policy Agenda for North Carolina
Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH; Ashley Bell

The North Carolina Cancer Plan: A Living Plan for the People of North Carolina
Lynn Erdman, RN, MN, OCNS; Walter L. Shepherd, MA; Manzoor Choudry, MA

Cancer Resources in North Carolina
David K. Jones; Kenisha Bethea, MPH, CHES

Research for North Carolina: The University Cancer Research Fund
Michael S. O'Malley, PhD; Robert Blouin, PharmD; Etta D. Pisano, MD, Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH; William L. Roper, MD, MPH; H. Shelton Earp III, MD

The Commission on Cancer: Opportunities for North Carolina Cancer Care
Frederick L. Greene, MD; Terry Sarantou, MD; Leopold M. Waldenberg, MD

Cancer Clinical Trials in North Carolina
John Feldmann, MD, FACP; William R. Carpenter, PhD; Carrie Lee, MD; Thomas C. Shea, MD; James N. Atkins, MD; T. Flint Gray, MD

The Cancer Registry Profession: A Unique Role in Cancer Care and Control
Karen L. Knight, MS; Melissa Pearson, CTR; Wendy Tingle, CTR; Nora Landry, CTR; Tara Lewis, CTR; Eileen Morgan, MPA, CTR; Cathy Rimmer, MDiv, CTR

Dentistry and the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Oral Cancer in North Carolina
Valerie A. Murrah, DMD, MS

The North Carolina Cancer Assistance Unit: A Resource for Low-Income, Uninsured Patients with Cancer
Amy C. Denham, MD, MPH; Janet Dail

Cancer Survivorship
Marci K. Campbell, PhD; Deborah Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN; Amy Abernethy, MD; Suzanne Carroll, RN, MS, AOCN

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Tarheel Footprints in Health Care

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Spotlight on the Safety Net

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