The author of the article “It’s time to pull the plug on the new oral anticoagulants for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation” (BCMJ 2014;56:391-394) has corrected an error that appeared in Table 1 (... Read More
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The population-based Colon Screening Program started with the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) being made available through MSP funding on 1 April 2013. The full program pathway was phased into all... Read More
Breast cancer screening recommendations for women who received mantle radiation for Hodgkin lymphoma
A key component of treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma is often radiation therapy. In recent decades, however, it has become clear that by integrating chemotherapy with radiation the radiation field can... Read More
The BC Cancer Agency is reminding women between the ages of 50 and 74 to get a mammogram every 2 years to screen for breast cancer. Research shows a 25% reduction in breast cancer deaths among BC... Read More
By Patricia L. Papernow. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-89438-8. Paperback, 229 pages. $35.14. This book covers the gamut of issues faced by stepfamilies as they forge new relationships. It... Read More