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

Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the world, accounting for approximately 9% of new invasive cancer diagnosed worldwide.[1] In British Columbia, incidence rates... Read More