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North Carolina Medical Journal
March/April 2006 Volume 67, Number 2

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ARTICLES

Medical Homes for Children with Special Healthcare Needs in North Carolina
Savithri Nageswaran, MD, MPH, Marcia S. Roth, MPH, Catherine E. Kluttz-Hile, BSN, MA, and Anita Farel, DrPH

Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Devices: New Hope for Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure
Carmelo A. Milano, MD, Andrew J. Lodge, MD, Laura J. Blue, RN, Peter K. Smith, MD, G. Michael Felker, MD, Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, Paul B. Rosenberg, MD, and Joseph G. Rogers, MD

POLICY FORUM: Prostate Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up Care

Introduction
Gordon H. DeFriese, PhD

Issue Briefs: Carcinoma of the Prostate: Overview of the Most Common Malignancy in Men
Culley C. Carson III, MD

COMMENTARIES

Confronting Prostate Cancer: A Personal Reflection
Senator David W. Hoyle

Racial Differences in Prostate Cancer
Kris E. Gaston, MD, and Raj S. Pruthi, MD

Screening for Prostate Cancer in 2006: PSA in the 21st Century
Paul D. Maroni, MD, and E. David Crawford, MD

The Role of the Pathologist in Diagnosing Prostate Cancer and Guiding Therapy
Michael H. Weinstein, MD, PhD

Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer: Surgical Approaches
Eric M. Wallen, MD

Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: External Beam, Brachytherapy, and Salvage
Scott L. Sailer, MD

Systemic Therapy for Prostate Cancer
William R. Berry, MD

The Economic Impact of Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment
Rachael L. DiSantostefano, PhD, and John P. Lavelle, MB, BCh, FRCSI

SPECIAL DATA REPORT

Horse-Related Injuries and Deaths in North Carolina, 1995-1999

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