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Scott Tyldesley, MD, FRCPC
BC Cancer is a provincial, publicly funded, population-based cancer treatment and research organization operating under the umbrella of the Provincial Health Services Authority. It serves 5.1 million residents of BC and... 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 be reduced or even... Read More
Background Preoperative diagnosis based on a tissue sample prior to definitive breast surgery for cancer or precancerous lesions is considered the standard of care. To establish a preoperative breast cancer diagnosis,... Read More