Current Oncology, Volume 25, Issue 3

Cancer is a prevalent health condition that all physicians will frequently encounter during their clinical practice. [...]

The Canadian Lung Cancer Conference, held in Vancouver, 8–9 February 2018, was a successful, informative, and well-organized meeting. [...]

The era of immunotherapy and improved cancer treatments has led to current trends in health care [...]

Purpose: As cancer centres move forward with earlier discharge of stable survivors of early-stage breast cancer (BCA) to primary care follow-up, it is important to address known knowledge and practice gaps among primary care providers (PCPS). In the...

Background: In 2000, a Canadian task force recommended that medical oncologists (MOS) meet a target of 160–175 new patient consultations per year. Here, we report the Canadian results of a global survey of mo workload compared with mo workload in oth...

Background: Despite the high incidence and burden of cancer in Canadians, medical oncology (MO) rotations are not mandatory in most Canadian internal medicine (IM) residency training programs. Methods: All IM residents scheduled for a MO rotation at...

Background: A comprehensive assessment of cannabis use by patients with cancer has not previously been reported. In this study, we aimed to characterize patient perspectives about cannabis and its use. Methods: An anonymous survey about cannabis use...

Background: Because continued cigarette smoking after a cancer diagnosis is associated with detrimental outcomes, supporting cancer patients with smoking cessation is imperative. We evaluated the effect of the Smoking Cessation Program at the London...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 2nd most common cancer in Canada and the 2nd leading cause of cancer death. That heavy burden can be mitigated given the preventability of crc through lifestyle changes and screening. Here, we describe the extent of the...

The 2018 Canadian Lung Cancer Conference (CLCCO) took place 8–9 February in Vancouver, British Columbia. A highly anticipated event, the CLCCO attracts lung cancer professionals from across Canada to review the latest advances in lung cancer research...