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VOL 105 / NO 6 / MAY 15, 1999 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE


SYMPOSIUM: A NEW ERA IN BREAST CANCER

43 INTRODUCTION
A great man and 13,388 brave women usher in a new era in breast cancer
Neil Love, MD
49 ASSESSING RISK OF BREAST CANCER
Tools for evaluating a patient's 5-year and lifetime probabilities
Victor G. Vogel, MD, MHS
61 WHEN SHOULD TAMOXIFEN BE OFFERED FOR BREAST CANCER PREVENTION?
A practical look at risk-benefit issues
Michelle Finkelstein, MD, Neil Love, MD
81 UPDATE ON TREATMENT OF EARLY BREAST CANCER
The trend toward less surgery, more systemic therapy
Theodore Tsangaris, MD, Nicholas Robert, MD, Neil Love, MD
103 AFTER BREAST CANCER
Implications for long-term primary care
Nathan Ritter, MD, Neil Love, MD, Daniel Osman, MD

CLINICAL ARTICLES

17 EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX HEART FAILURE
Details that can make a difference
Laura M. Kosseim, MD, Eric A. Pifer, MD, Ross R. Zimmer, MD
29 IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN OSTEOARTHRITIS
How to help patients stay a step ahead of the pain
Sheldon M. Cooper, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES

9 GUEST EDITORIAL
The epidemic of violence in America

What can we do about this public health emergency?
Marjorie J. Hogan, MD
113 PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
A bullous dilemma
Deanna Ligenza, DO, Larry Finkelstein, DO, Michael Robinson, DO, Eric Dicicco, DO
123 PATIENT NOTES
Understanding lymphedema


READER SERVICES

2 Editorial Board
118 Advertisers Directory
119 CME Credit Quiz
This test has expired, but additional CME credit available at http://www.postgradmed.com/cme.shtml


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