Current Oncology, Volume 17, Issue 6

This meeting report is the second in a series by the Terry Fox Research Institute about its Pan-Canadian Dialogue Series on Cancer: Let’s Get Personal, a public research and outreach project. The inaugural dialogue was held in St. John’s, Newfoundlan...

The Cancer Nutrition Rehabilitation (CNR) program at the McGill University Health Centre is an interdisciplinary 8-week treatment program offering patients information, education, treatment, and support in areas such as diet, exercise, and rehabilita...

Background: Soft-tissue sarcoma spreads predominantly to the lung. The frequency with which positron-emission tomography (PET) detects metastases not already obvious by chest computed tomography (CT) or clinical examination is currently unclear. Meth...

In 1980, Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg into the cold Atlantic water in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, to launch his run across Canada to support cancer research. [...]

Purpose: To improve outcomes in localized osteosarcoma and to reduce the duration of preoperative chemotherapy, we conducted a phase ii trial assessing the efficacy of an intensive protracted regimen without methotrexate (API-AI regimen) in adolescen...

Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is a recognized complication of chemotherapy. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that all patients be screened for the HBV surface antigen (HBSAG) before chemotherapy. We s...

In January 2010, a panel of Canadian oncologists with particular expertise in colorectal cancer (CRC) gathered to develop a consensus guideline on the use of therapies against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in the management of metastati...

Earlier this year in Current Oncology, Trop and colleagues added new information to support the claim that screening with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for breast cancer is superior—in terms of sensitivity— to routine mammography [...]

Objectives: The present study investigated factors affecting outcome at relapse after previous surgery and adjuvant chemoradiation (CRT) in high-risk esophageal cancer patients. Patients and Methods: From 1989 to 1999, we followed high-risk resected...

Purpose: Our survey aimed to document variability in the practice patterns of Canadian radiation oncologists treating high-grade brain tumours. Materials and Methods: A 20-question survey was developed to address various aspects of treatment: (1) Gui...