The sun has risen on the first day of the next 7 years: the time that Vancouver and the rest of Canada have to prepare to welcome the world to the 2010 Winter Olympics! As I drove to work recently I... Read More
Editorials
The practice of medicine is changing rapidly—or so it seems to me. It may be a characteristic of my own aging that I have this impression, since it seems that hours, days, and weeks are also passing... Read More
We have identified a problem with high local recurrence rates for rectal cancer in BC. Our overall local recurrence rates are about 16%,[1] compared to 4% to 8% in trials using preoperative... Read More
Every so often I end up doing something I said I would never do. Generally the philosophical compromise is a few Hail Marys short of a cardinal sin, and usually involves paying way too much for... Read More
I grew up in Vancouver during the polio epidemic of the late 1940s and early 1950s and I can clearly recall the fear my parents exhibited whenever I asked if I could go to the neighborhood outdoor... Read More