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Editorials / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC March 2000
... Vancouver Editorials Influenza: The elusive plague—Part 2 (Guest editorial) ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen G.F. Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2000
... the liver as the primary site for distant metastases.[ 2 ] The liver is the primary site for metastases for most ... (HCCs).[ 11 ] Major complications are uncommon (less than 2% of cases). These include peritoneal hemorrhage, hemobilia, ... of tumors have different responses. In general, small (<2 cm) hepatomas are the most responsive. HCCs less than 5 cm ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David J. Klaassen, MD, FRCPC May 2000
... a frequency of recurrences that varies from 30% to 50%.[ 2 ] For many years the standard of care for patients with ... article. Based on the published studies, most authors[ 2,4-6,8,9,22 ] conclude that more intensive follow-up using ... The following recommendations are summarized in  Table 2 . Frequency For patients who have had their primary tumors ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP July/August 2000
... their time” in rural communities have not yet worked.[ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ] Review of the literature reveals that the ... Of these same 420 physicians, 302 were listed for 2 years in a row, 263 were listed for 3 years in a row, 225 ... retention rates equals the proportion that stayed 2, 3, 4, or more years. In this example, year 1 comparative ...
Editorials / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC January/February 2000
... to cause severe disease and death in young adults.[ 2 ] The most recent pandemic occurred in 1968, and experts ... will need to be administered to Canadians within a 1 to 2 month period. This figure represents five to ten times the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: T.F. Handley, MD June 2000
... post-graduate training requirement for licensure from 1 to 2 years, but there is still concern that emerging family ...
Editorials / BY: G.I. McGregor, MD, FRCSC, FACS May 2000
... Group BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre Editorials Part 2—Colorectal cancer: Current practices and future ...
Clinical Articles / BY: T. Gregory Hislop, MDCM December 2000
... second leading cause of cancer deaths in Mainland China.[ 2 ] Age-standardized cervical cancer incidence rates (per 100 ... 12.3 for Chinese people in Los Angeles as compared to 7.2 for non-Hispanic white people in Los Angeles.[ 3 ] ... a Pap smear and with having a Pap smear within the last 2 years. Method Study sample For the community-based survey, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amil Shah, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP May 2000
... rates, though a survival gain could not be demonstrated.[ 2 ] The major schedule of administration of 5FU is by a rapid ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C.J. Sedergreen, MBBS September 2000
... issues of the  BC Massage Practitioner  by Dressler[ 2,3 ] refer to the policy amendment and anticipate a ...