Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
The Lancet
The Lancet: "The problem with the received wisdom is that it is wrong...........On the other hand, the statement provides no specific guidance for doctors about what to do when such women present to them; the need for the challenging art of clinical judgment remains acute."
Friday, June 22, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Women's Health Matters: Toronto -Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre (TSRCC)
Colorectal Cancer: Our Program at Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre
Familial Cancer Clinics
Three hereditary cancer clinics are offered at the TSRCC:
* the familial breast cancer clinic (breast/OVARIAN)
* familial colorectal cancer clinic
* the familial melanoma clinic.
How to contact us:
Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre 2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4N 3M5
416-488-5801
For more information about the Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre (TSRCC) refer to the web site at www.tsrcc.on.ca
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
June 15th, 2007: Closing the Knowledge to Action Gap: Is Health Promotion and Health Education on the Verge of a Breakthrough?
Ontario Health Promotion E-Bulletin
A graduate student at the plenary session, "Knowledge Translation: Linking Research and Policy" took her stand at the microphone and clearly asked: "Where are the community members? Where's the citizen engagement?"
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
2Guidelines for the clinical management of Lynch syndrome (hereditary non-polyposis cancer) -- Vasen et al. 44 (6): 353 -- Journal of Medical Genetics
Guidelines for the clinical management of Lynch syndrome (hereditary non-polyposis cancer) -- Vasen et al. 44 (6): 353 -- Journal of Medical Genetics
Table 2 Lifetime risk of cancer reported in families with an identified mismatch repair mutation
Colorectal cancer (men) 28–75%
Colorectal cancer (women) 24–52%
Endometrial cancer 27–71%
Ovarian cancer 3–13%
Gastric cancer 2–13%
Urinary tract cancer 1–12%
Brain tumour 1–4%
Bile duct/gallbladder cancer 2%
Small-bowel cancer 4–7%
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Health Affairs Blog - Patient Safety
The bottom line, according to Groopman, is that doctors often don’t ask the right questions and don’t listen carefully enough when the patient answers. Expect to hear more about this. The blogs are already buzzing.
Health Affairs Blog: "The bottom line, according to Groopman, is that doctors often don’t ask the right questions and don’t listen carefully enough when the patient answers. Expect to hear more about this. The blogs are already buzzing."
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