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16-page Special Section
UPDATES IN ONCOLOGY: PART 1
Guest Editors
Kimberly Perez, MD; Murray B. Resnick, MD, PhD

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Advances in the Molecular Profiling of Tumor Tissue
Kimberly Perez, MD; ; Murray B. Resnick, MD, PhD

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Mutation Profiling of Clinically Advanced Cancers Using Next-Generation Sequencing for Targeted Therapy:
A Lifespan Experience
Kenneth Friedman, MD; Howard Safran, MD; Murray B. Resnick, MD, PhD

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Updates in Tumor Profiling in Gastrointestinal Cancers
Kimberly Perez, MD; Howard Safran MD

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NSCLC: An Update of Driver Mutations, Their Role in Pathogenesis and Clinical Significance
Robert C. Black, MD; Humera Khurshid, MD

CONTRIBUTION

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Primary Care Physicians’ Use of Electronic Health Records in Rhode Island: 2009–2014
Sarah H. Gordon, MS; Rosa R. Baier, MPH; Rebekah L. Gardner, MD

CASE REPORT

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Recurrent Mixed Cryoglobulinemia (MCS):
A Case Report and Literature Review
Manoj Bhattarai, MD; Donald V. Woytowitz, MD; Hoda Kaldas, MD; Sheldon Bastacky, MD; Shan Shan Chen, MD; James R. Johnston, MD; Jose F. Bernardo, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH

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HEALTH BY NUMBERS
Understanding the Disparities of Citizen Health Preparedness – Can Providers Help Close the Gaps?
James C. Rajotte, MS; Sarah Hart Shuford, MPH; Yongwen Jiang, PhD; Tara Cooper, MPH; Jenna Maloney; Michelle Wilson

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Vital Statistics
Roseann Giorgianni, State Registrar