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02/09/2010
Fixing what ails care
Kids' center aims to boost access to cancer treatment

By MAGGIE LILLIS
VIEW STAFF WRITER

When children enter treatment at the Children's Center for Cancer & Blood Diseases of Las Vegas, they are greeted with a different approach to their health care:

Individual methodologies of treatment and attention by staff; a doctor offering his personal cell phone to families and accepting calls at all hours of the day; realistic and low-cost payment options for self-pay patients; and focus on the psychosocial state of the family, not just the patient.

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02/09/2010
Summit aims to keep kids safe from gangs
By JAN HOGAN
VIEW STAFF WRITER

If a gas mask tumbles out of your child's backpack, it's probably not because he's preparing for chemical warfare. If there's stylistic doodling on your child's notebook, it's unlikely he's considering a career in art.

These are the signs that your child could be being influenced by a gang. And it happens to both boys and girls.

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in this issue...


TAKE ME HOME
THINGS TO DO
EDUCATION NOTEBOOK
View Story
BOOK BRIEFS
Passive response to wife leads to misery
AREA BRIEFING
POLICE BOOKINGS
NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME REPORT
LITERARY LAS VEGAS
FAVORITE SONS & DAUGHTERS
YOUR BEST FRIENDS
Reservations RequiredCelebrating With Cheesecake
Dining guide
Kids' exhibits offer chance to build, learn physics concepts
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
A LA CARTE
Don't use color as pomegranate flavor gauge
COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVES
Ancient art sure to draw you in
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ASK THE VIEW: Who is Rose Shapiro?
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: Bypass surgery still common
'I Am Ozzy' will be a hit with teen rock fans
Envy, Yellow Brick Road rock Suncoast
Summit aims to keep kids safe from gangs
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