Health Connexions

Cracking the Code: Patient Screening Produces Better Patient Care

Melissa is undergoing cancer treatment, and is worried. Like many cancer patients, she is concerned about the threat of side effects. Is there a ‘mind-bending code hidden in the work’ originally done by Leonardo da Vinci, that would apply here? Sometimes, there is not enough time in a physician’s practice to ‘uncover the code’ which is hidden as the secret to better patient care. This is where a new program allows physicians to screen their patients to better identify treatment options. - April 23, 2006