An episode of the popular British sit-com Yes Minister showed the minister of health visiting a brand new hospital that has 350 administrative staff, but cannot begin accepting patients because it... Read More

The future will offer, as the past did and the present does, significant opportunities and robust challenges for the practice of medicine. These will, to a large extent, stem from the achievement of... Read More

Introduction Colorectal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in British Columbia and the world.[1] Approximately two-thirds of all cases are operated on with curative intent and, in... Read More

Introduction The role of chemotherapy in the overall management of colorectal cancer (CRC) has changed significantly in the past decade. This has come about through the introduction of new active... Read More

Preoperative staging assessments The patient with colorectal cancer may present in many different ways, depending upon the extent and location of the primary tumor. The surgical approach to such... Read More