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Report from the 17th Annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference; Edmonton, Alberta; 11–12 September 2015

by
K.E. Mulder
1,2,*,
S. Ahmed
3,
J.D. Davies
4,
C.M. Doll
1,2,
S. Dowden
1,2,
S. Gill
4,
V. Gordon
5,
P. Hebbard
5,
H. Lim
4,
A. McFadden
4,
J.P. McGhie
4,
J. Park
5 and
R. Wong
5 on behalf of the Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Group
1
Medical Oncology (Mulder), Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2
Radiation Oncology (Doll) and Medical Oncology (Dowden), Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
3
Medical Oncology (Ahmed), Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
4
Medical Oncology (Davies, Gill, Lim, McGhie) and Surgical Oncology (McFadden), BC Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
5
Medical Oncology (Gordon, Wong), Cancer Care Manitoba, and Surgery (Hebbard, Park), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2016, 23(6), 425-434; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.23.3384
Submission received: 15 September 2016 / Revised: 12 October 2016 / Accepted: 13 November 2016 / Published: 1 December 2016

Abstract

The 17th annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference (wcgccc) was held in Edmonton, Alberta, 11–12 September 2015. The wcgccc is an interactive multidisciplinary conference attended by health care professionals from across Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) who are involved in the care of patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists; pathologists; radiologists; and allied health care professionals participated in presentation and discussion sessions for the purposes of developing the recommendations presented here. This consensus statement addresses current issues in the management of gastric cancer.
Keywords: gastric cancer; stomach cancer; surgery; neoadjuvant therapy; chemotherapy; radiation gastric cancer; stomach cancer; surgery; neoadjuvant therapy; chemotherapy; radiation

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Mulder, K.E.; Ahmed, S.; Davies, J.D.; Doll, C.M.; Dowden, S.; Gill, S.; Gordon, V.; Hebbard, P.; Lim, H.; McFadden, A.; et al. Report from the 17th Annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference; Edmonton, Alberta; 11–12 September 2015. Curr. Oncol. 2016, 23, 425-434. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.23.3384

AMA Style

Mulder KE, Ahmed S, Davies JD, Doll CM, Dowden S, Gill S, Gordon V, Hebbard P, Lim H, McFadden A, et al. Report from the 17th Annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference; Edmonton, Alberta; 11–12 September 2015. Current Oncology. 2016; 23(6):425-434. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.23.3384

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Mulder, K.E., S. Ahmed, J.D. Davies, C.M. Doll, S. Dowden, S. Gill, V. Gordon, P. Hebbard, H. Lim, A. McFadden, and et al. 2016. "Report from the 17th Annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference; Edmonton, Alberta; 11–12 September 2015" Current Oncology 23, no. 6: 425-434. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.23.3384

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