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Milwaukee Breaks Ground In Kidney Transplants

From WISN.com (January 2012) — 'ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplant With Plasmapheresis' may have little meaning for most people. However, for tens of thousands of patients awaiting a kidney transplant, it could it mean a significant reduction in the wait for a new kidney. With the help of teams from The Blood Center of Wisconsin and Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, patient Carole Lancour had her wait time reduced from five years to just one.

Friendship Drew Together Kidney Recipient, Donor

From Walworth County News (January 2012) — The last thing Monica Bahaveolos expected during a routine medical checkup was to hear she may have kidney problems. A kidney specialist confirmed that Bahaveolos would need dialysis, and soon after she was on a daily nine-hour regimen of home treatment. Then something extraordinary happened, in the form of a kidney from a friend.

Bill Would Eliminate Costly Difference Between Oral, IV Chemotherapy

From jsonline.com (January 2012) — Oral chemotherapy drugs are most commonly used to treat blood cancers, but according to Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin cancer specialist Parameswaran Hari, MD, oral chemotherapy is the future of cancer care. Legislation has been proposed in Wisconsin that would require state regulated health insurance plans to provide similar coverage for oral and intravenous chemotherapy drugs.

70 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs

From BeckersHospitalReview.com (January 2012) — Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin has been named to Becker's Hospital Review's "70 Hospitals with Great Oncology Programs." These hospitals are on the cutting edge of cancer treatment, prevention and research, and were chosen based on clinical accolades, quality care and contributions to the field of oncology.

Living For Today, and Now Well Beyond

From OakCreekNow.com (January 2012) — Carl Robl was diagnosed at age 13 with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare form of liver disease whose victims include football great Walter Payton. Knowing for years that the progessive disease would likely require a liver transplant to survive, Robl never wavered. Now, with a new liver and a new fiancé, Robl continues on as he always has — living each day to the fullest.

Last Review Date: Feb. 1, 2012

Online Editor(s): Richard Petre

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