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Report from the 19th Annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference; Winnipeg, Manitoba; 29–30 September 2017

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Cancer Care Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada
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Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
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BC Cancer, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2018, 25(4), 275-284; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.25.4109
Submission received: 5 May 2018 / Revised: 8 June 2018 / Accepted: 4 July 2018 / Published: 1 August 2018

Abstract

The 19th annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference (WCGCCC) was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 29–30 September 2017. 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 purpose of developing the recommendations presented here. This consensus statement addresses current issues in the management of colorectal cancer.
Keywords: colorectal cancer; adjuvant chemotherapy; surgery; molecular tests; immunotherapy; radioembolization; sidedness colorectal cancer; adjuvant chemotherapy; surgery; molecular tests; immunotherapy; radioembolization; sidedness

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Kim, C.A.; Ahmed, S.; Ahmed, S.; Brunet, B.; Chalchal, H.; Deobald, R.; Doll, C.; Dupre, M.P.; Gordon, V.; Lee-Ying, R.M.; et al. Report from the 19th Annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference; Winnipeg, Manitoba; 29–30 September 2017. Curr. Oncol. 2018, 25, 275-284. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.25.4109

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Kim CA, Ahmed S, Ahmed S, Brunet B, Chalchal H, Deobald R, Doll C, Dupre MP, Gordon V, Lee-Ying RM, et al. Report from the 19th Annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference; Winnipeg, Manitoba; 29–30 September 2017. Current Oncology. 2018; 25(4):275-284. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.25.4109

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Kim, C. A., S. Ahmed, S. Ahmed, B. Brunet, H. Chalchal, R. Deobald, C. Doll, M. P. Dupre, V. Gordon, R. M. Lee-Ying, and et al. 2018. "Report from the 19th Annual Western Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference; Winnipeg, Manitoba; 29–30 September 2017" Current Oncology 25, no. 4: 275-284. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.25.4109

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