ContextHereditary diffuse gastric cancer is caused by germline mutations in the epithelial
cadherin (CDH1) gene and is characterized by an increased risk for diffuse gastric cancer and …

Hamartomatous polyposis syndromes are characterized by an overgrowth of cells or tissues
native to the area in which they normally occur. Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) results …

… Debrah A. Wirtzfeld, MD … Hebbard PC, Wirtzfeld D. Practice patterns and career
satisfaction of Canadian female general surgeons. Am J Surg. …

BACKGROUND. A subset of patients with diffuse gastric cancer harbor deleterious cancer‐causing
germline mutations in the type 1 E‐cadherin (epithelial) gene (CDH1), which …

Background Controversy exists whether young patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer
have a poorer prognosis. Although younger patients are more likely to have certain poor …

Purpose This study examines at a population level how colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors
evaluate the continuity and quality of their follow-up care after treatment, particularly for those …

Background Operative reports are a source of clinical data that can, for quality assurance
purposes, be used to document the performance of processes that affect the care of surgical …

Background Implementation of best practices surgical checklists improves patient safety and
outcomes. However, documenting performance of these practices can be challenging. The …

Background: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the thyroid is a rare malignancy. The traditional
approach to curative treatment of localized (stages I and II) NHL of the thyroid gland is …

Clinical errors due to human mistakes are estimated to result in 400,000 preventable deaths
per year. Strategies to improve patient safety often rely on healthcare workers’ ability to …