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Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) is expanding its cancer program through the recruitment of specialized physicians, the addition of new clinical services and the continued expansion of an integrated model of care designed to provide patients with comprehensive cancer treatment close to home. Led by Javier Muñoz, MD, Cancer Center Director, the program is bringing together experts across medical, cardiac and surgical oncology, pulmonary medicine, imaging, pathology and supportive care to deliver coordinated, patient-centered cancer care. “When 35% of cancer patients leave Southwest Florida to receive care, it signals a significant unmet need in our region,” said Paul Hiltz, President and CEO of NCH. “That’s why we’re enhancing this integrated program around the needs of each patient, bringing together highly specialized physicians, advanced diagnostic and treatment capabilities, clinical research and the expertise of Northwestern Medicine so more patients can receive sophisticated, coordinated cancer care here in Southwest Florida.”As part of its continued growth, NCH will be hiring a breast medical oncologist in January.

Among cancer patients, the high financial cost of cancer care is a prevalent problem. This financial burden is also associated with potentially harmful behavioral strategies that patients might use to cope with costs, such as delaying or forgoing treatment and skipping medications. Collectively, researchers refer to this impact as financial toxicity.

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) could transform diabetes management for millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes who don't take insulin, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The clinical trial found that adults using CGMs spent approximately five additional hours each day within their target blood sugar range compared with those receiving routine care. Nearly twice as many CGM users also achieved an A1c level below 7%, a common treatment goal for people with diabetes.

Patients who wore noise-canceling headphones during minimally invasive gynecological surgery were significantly less likely to experience postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), suggest findings from a randomized clinical trial presented at the Anesthesiology 2026 annual meeting.