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Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD December 2010
... of outcomes for patients treated for rectal cancer in BC.[ 1 ] Pelvic recurrence at 4 years occurred in 16% of rectal ... to parti­cipating specialists and family physicians. Step 1: Outcomes review Our review of 1996 rectal cancer ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lauren MacDonald, BScH, MSc, December 2010
... and social consequences of their cancer experience.[ 1-5 ]  Many of these survivors are unaware of the specific ... second malignant neoplasms over the normal population was 1.3% at 15 years, 2.5% at 20 years, and 4% at 25 years.  The ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, December 2010
... partic­ulate matter (PM 2.5) and many tox­ic compounds.[ 1 ] Exposure to forest fire smoke has well-documented health ef­fects,[ 1 ] including asthma exacerbations[ 2 ] and other respiratory ... Health Service Area (Wil­liams Lake) ( Figure 1 ). After almost a week of smoky days in Cariboo-Chilcotin, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Wilma Arruda, MD, December 2010
... they need to thrive both now and in the future.”1 • “29% are developmentally vul­nerable.”[ 1 ] • “At three times what it could be, the current ... deplete our future stock of human capital.”[ 1 ] • Childhood vulnerability is rising. In 53 of 59 BC ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2010
... that the Globe and Mail would want to run an article.[ 1 ] However, I’d never been interviewed before and this ... DRR  We did a news release? —DRR www.bcmj.org Note 1. Apart from the facts about our rad web site, my editorial ...
News December 2010
... bodies: What can go wrong and when to refer” ( 2009;51[1]:20-24 ), coauthored with Drs M. Riley and J.P. Ludemann. ...
News December 2010
... for more information:  Lorie Lynch: 604 638-2882 1 800 665-2262, extension 2882 llynch@bcma.bc.ca Karen Paul: 604 638-2836 1 800 665-2262, extension 2836 kpaul@bcma.bc.ca —Lori ...
News December 2010
... of where in BC they live.  Call 604 675-8221, toll free 1 877 675-8221, e-mail  bcgenerationsproject@bccrc.ca , or ...
News&Notes / BY: Gerry Greenstone, MD, December 2010
... A study of 5183 deaths by the Royal Navy in 1810[ 1 ] revealed 81.5% were ascribed to these causes whereas only ... issue. In April 1791 Captain George Vancouver ( Figure 1 ) sailed from England with 153 men on two ships, the sloop ...
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