- Commentary
17 Citations
757 Views
5 Pages
A little learning is a dangerous thing.[...]
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Current Oncology, Volume 21, Issue 5
October 2014 - 23 articles
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Articles (23)
- Editorial
1 Citations
729 Views
3 Pages
Screening Mammography: The Turning of the Tide?
- W.D. Foulkes
This issue of Current Oncology features a Countercurrents article by Dr. Steven Narod, [...]
- Commentary
6 Citations
629 Views
2 Pages
I welcome this opportunity to comment on the piece by Dr. Steven Narod in this issue of Current Oncology.[...]
- Article
19 Citations
1,350 Views
5 Pages
Impact of Screening Mammography on Mortality from Breast Cancer before Age 60 in Women 40 to 49 Years of Age
- S.A. Narod,
- P. Sun,
- C. Wall,
- C. Baines and
- A.B. Miller
Background: Whether screening mammography programs should include women in their 40s is controversial. In Canada, screening of women aged 40–49 years has not been shown to reduce mortality from breast cancer. Given that screening mammography reduces...
- Article
23 Citations
1,358 Views
10 Pages
Implementing a Regional Oncology Information System: Approach and Lessons Learned
- W.K. Evans,
- F.D. Ashbury,
- G.L. Hogue,
- A. Smith and
- J. Pun
(1) Rationale: Paper-based medical record systems are known to have major problems of inaccuracy, incomplete data, poor accessibility, and challenges to patient confidentiality. They are also an inefficient mechanism of record-sharing for interdiscip...
- Article
23 Citations
3,296 Views
17 Pages
A Canadian Consensus on the Management of Newly Diagnosed and Relapsed Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Adults
- M.D. Seftel,
- M.J. Barnett,
- S. Couban,
- B. Leber,
- J. Storring,
- W. Assaily,
- B. Fuerth,
- A. Christofides and
- A.C. Schuh
The use of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) and anthracyclines (with or without cytarabine) in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) has dramatically changed the management and outcome of the disease over the past few decades. The additio...
- Article
24 Citations
2,188 Views
12 Pages
Recommendations for the Referral of Patients for Proton-Beam Therapy, an Alberta Health Services Report: A Model for Canada?
- S. Patel,
- X. Kostaras,
- M. Parliament,
- I.A. Olivotto,
- R. Nordal,
- K. Aronyk and
- N. Hagen
Background: Compared with photon therapy, proton-beam therapy (PBT) offers compelling advantages in physical dose distribution. Worldwide, gantry-based proton facilities are increasing in number, but no such facilities exist in Canada. To access PBT,...
- Editorial
8 Citations
866 Views
4 Pages
Meaningful Patient Representation Informing Canada’s Cancer Drug Funding Decisions: Views of Patient Representatives on the Pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review
- J.S. Hoch,
- M.B. Brown,
- C. McMahon,
- J. Nanson and
- L. Rozmovits
In this interview with the patient representatives on the Expert Review Committee (pERC) of the Pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR), those representatives offer their views about how to be a valuable contributing member of Canada’s national can...
- Short Communication
22 Citations
1,626 Views
5 Pages
Design and Implementation of a Community-Based Exercise Program for Breast Cancer Patients
- H.J. Leach,
- J.M. Danyluk and
- S.N. Culos–Reed
Research has indicated that exercise is critical in the recovery process for breast cancer patients, and yet this evidence has infrequently been translated into sustainable community programming. The present article describes the processes and operat...
- Article
691 Views
2 Pages
Optimism About Breakthroughs in the Age of Targeted Therapy: the Canadian Lung Cancer Conference 2014; Vancouver, British Columbia; February 7, 2014
- B. Melosky and
- C. Ho
The Canadian Lung Cancer Conference 2014, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, was an opportunity for Canadian lung cancer researchers and treatment experts to meet and discuss current breakthroughs and paradigm shifts in the field. The full-day prog...
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